Why the study?
Does noninvasive telemonitoring improve health status in patients with heart failure?
Does noninvasive telemonitoring improve health status in patients with heart failure?
Telemonitoring provides statistically significant but clinically small improvements in health status for heart failure patients compared to usual care.
Clinically small gains do not support routine telemonitoring adoption in HF; extends prior RCT evidence on remote monitoring.
BACKGROUND: Although noninvasive telemonitoring in patients with heart failure does not reduce mortality or hospitalizations, less is known about its effect on health status. This study reports the results of a randomized clinical trial of telemonitoring on health status in patients with heart failure. METHODS AND CONCLUSIONS: Telemonitoring results in statistically significant, but clinically small, improvements in health status when compared with usual care. Given that the KCCQ was a secondary outcome, the benefits should be confirmed in future studies. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/. Unique identifier: NCT00303212.
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