Tablet-Based care cuts ER trips for home ventilation patients

NCT ID NCT04180722

Summary

This study tested whether a virtual care platform could help people who are starting to use a ventilator at home. Researchers compared the virtual support to usual care for 444 children and adults in Ontario. The goal was to see if the virtual platform reduced emergency room visits, lowered caregiver stress, and made care more efficient during this challenging transition.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences

    London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada

  • London Health Sciences Center

    London, Ontario, Canada

  • McMaster Children's Hospital

    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

  • The Ottawa Hospital

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • West Park Healthcare Centre

    York, Ontario, M6M 2J5, Canada

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