Smart homes for seniors: telemonitoring trial aims to cut hospital stays
NCT ID NCT02155686
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether home automation and remote monitoring can help elderly people (65+) with multiple chronic conditions live safely at home. Over 500 participants had their homes equipped with sensors that tracked health signs and sent alerts to doctors. The main goal was to see if this approach reduces unplanned hospital stays. The study was completed and focused on gathering evidence about the effectiveness of combining home automation with telemedicine.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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536 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2014
- Finished
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Jan 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 65 or more. * House equipped with home automation * Having been hospitalized in the year prior to the inclusion for the following conditions : heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ), diabetes, high blood pressure ( hypertension ) , repetitive falls, chronic renal failure , stroke, neurodegenerative diseases , malnutrition (according to criteria HAS) * Multiple chronic diseases (at least 2 comorbidities) . * Having given free and informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy less than 12 months * Enrolled in another clinical trial
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service de Gériatrie - CHU de LImoges
Limoges, 87042, France
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