Clinical Trial

Telehealth Interventions for Cardiac Surgery

Study acronym: TICS
Active, Not Recruiting
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Record status
This record was last updated May 11, 2025 (before its estimated August 8, 2025 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare telehealth monitoring at home against usual care in patients undergoing planned heart surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Can telehealth improve quality of life prior to surgery 2. Can telehealth prevent serious deterioration requiring hospital or primary care attendance Participants awaiting heart surgery will be randomly allocated to either telehealth remote monitoring of symptoms, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen levels and activity levels or they will be allocated to usual care which is unmonitored on the waiting list for surgery. Researchers will compare telehealth to usual care to see if it improves quality of life or prevents deteriorations on the waiting list.
Protocol Amendment History 2 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 2 times since 2022-11-11; most recent amendment 2025-05-07.
Status change: Recruiting → Active, Not Recruiting 2025-05-07
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2023-10-03
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT05621954
Lead Sponsor Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborators: Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science
Conditions Cardiac Valve Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Surgical Complication
Enrollment 318 participants
Start Date 2023-04-04
Primary Completion 2025-08-08 (estimated)
Study Completion 2025-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-05-11