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Remote Monitoring of Symptoms and Cognitive Function Using Telehealth
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Telehealth for End Stage Liver Disease. Completed, enrolled 45 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) is one of the ten leading causes of death in US. It is marked by episodic acute exacerbations of the underlying liver disease which often leads to severe symptoms, poor quality of life, mental deterioration and repeated hospitalizations. The overall purpose of this project is to introduce a telehealth based intervention (involving remote monitoring of symptoms and cognitive function initiated at the time of discharge of ESLD patients. This will support enhanced clinical care and improve self-management in ESLD population. In addition, it will reduce healthcare utilization, improve medication adherence and overall health outcomes
Study Details
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Interventions
Patients will be given an ipad with preloaded app (secured questions assessing their symptoms and cognitive function in a systematic timely way). The responses will be delivered to the care providers instantly, which will trigger an algorithmic clinical approach.