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Virtual program aims to ease tough transition to home breathing machines

NCT ID NCT04180722

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a virtual support program for 444 people starting home ventilation. The program used online tools to help patients and caregivers manage care at home. Researchers measured if it reduced emergency room visits and eased caregiver stress compared to usual care.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

444 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2021

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Participant Eligibility Criteria Inclusion Criteria: i. Individuals newly initiated (in-hospital or as an outpatient) on a ventilator for HMV prescribed by a participating ventilation program in the previous two months. ii. Reads, writes and understands English if does not have a caregiver than can do so. iii. Provides informed consent. Exclusion criteria: i. Projected life expectancy of ≤ 2 months. ii. Significant cognitive impairment and absence/inability of a family caregiver to use aTouchAway™ or complete questionnaires. iii. Uncontrolled psychiatric illness. iv. No internet access (SIM cards and data costs will be covered by the project budget). v. Currently enrolled in a research study to evaluate another eHealth platform or care coordination. vi. Plans to move outside of Ontario within the next 12 months. Caregivers Eligibility Criteria Caregiver Inclusion Criteria: i. Primary caregiver of an individual newly initiated (in-hospital or outpatient) on a ventilator for HMV prescribed by a participating clinic in the previous two months; ii. Reads, writes and understands English; and iii. Provides informed consent. Eligibility Criteria for the Qualitative Interviews Investigators will exclude those participants: i. Unable to communicate verbally for the duration of an interview Inclusion Criteria for Healthcare Providers in the Circle of Care for the Intervention Group Healthcare provider of an individual from a participating centre i. Use of the aTouchAway for at least five participant encounters ii. Provides informed consent.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

respiratory failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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Long-term ventilation at home

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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