{"type":"trials","record":{"id":44020,"source_id":"clinicaltrials-gov","external_id":"NCT04955600","title":"Digital Technology in the Home of Elderly Patients With Multimorbidity","brief_summary":"In this study, the objective is to evaluate available technology designed to support self-care at home of elderly patients with multimorbidity. Of people who are 85 years or older, about 60% have two or more chronic diseases. The symptom burden is extensive, and periods of deterioration often lead to hospitalizations and early readmissions to hospital. A contributing factor for the high consumption of care is that many patients find it difficult to identify signs of deterioration and in time take appropriate action. Technology placed in patients' home are becoming common and have shown to increase quality of life and reduce the need for in-hospital care but few tools are used in regular care. The investigators want to see which effect technologies placed at home has on; healthcare consumption, self-care, depression, well-being and activity level. Further, the implementation process from both patients, relatives and healthcare personals perspective will be studied using a hybrid design, which makes it possible to study both barriers and facilitators of the implementation and efficacy of the technology. In phase one participants will be recruited from a care team where an established collaboration between region and municipality has been developed. In phase two, inclusion takes place in an entire municipality without a previously established collaboration. The goal is to increase patients and family members wellbeing, health and functional ability while maintaining or reducing healthcare costs.","overall_status":"Completed","phases":[],"study_type":"OBSERVATIONAL","sponsor":"Sormland County Council, Sweden","enrollment":25,"countries":["Sweden"],"start_date":"2021-03-01","completion_date":"2023-12-31","last_update_date":"2024-04-04","source_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04955600","editorial_summary":"A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T01:25:45.944732+00:00","last_seen_at":"2026-09-25T06:25:30.723+00:00","metadata":{"sex":"ALL","acronym":null,"age_range":"18 Years","comparator":null,"organization":"Sormland County Council, Sweden","interventions":["Implementation Study"],"registry_source":"ClinicalTrials.gov","outcome_measures":["Effectiveness of digital technology — December 2021-December 2022","Implementation process — April 2021-December 2021","Experience of digital technology — December 2021-December 2022","Anxiety and depression — December 2021-December 2022","Perceived control — December 2021-December 2022","Well-being — December 2021-December 2022","Physical activity — December 2021-December 2022"],"design_description":null,"source_has_results":false},"controlled_terms":["Multimorbidity","Implementation Study"],"relevance_confidence":100,"source_quality_score":100,"freshness_score":65,"publication_state":"published","match_explanation":"Title contains controlled term: multimorbidity.","quality_checked_at":"2026-09-25T06:25:35.871646+00:00","duplicate_cluster_key":"id:nct04955600","duplicate_of_id":null,"evidence_snapshot":{"status":"structured","version":1,"duration":"2021-03-01 to 2023-12-31","comparator":null,"confidence":"structured-source","population":"ALL · 18 Years","provenance":{"duration":"start_date and completion_date","comparator":"registry arm fields","population":"registry eligibility fields","intervention":"registry intervention fields","participants":"enrollment","study_design":"study_type and registry design fields","evidence_stage":"phases","reported_outcome":"not available","outcomes_measured":"registry outcome-measure fields"},"generated_at":"2026-09-25T06:25:30.749Z","intervention":["Implementation Study"],"participants":25,"study_design":"OBSERVATIONAL","subject_scope":"Human clinical study registration","evidence_stage":"Phase not reported","safety_context":"Eligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians.","source_support":"Structured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.","main_limitation":"This is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.","reported_outcome":null,"outcomes_measured":["Effectiveness of digital technology — December 2021-December 2022","Implementation process — April 2021-December 2021","Experience of digital technology — December 2021-December 2022","Anxiety and depression — December 2021-December 2022","Perceived control — December 2021-December 2022","Well-being — December 2021-December 2022","Physical activity — December 2021-December 2022"],"regulatory_context":"Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available."},"clinical_trial_topics":[{"topic_slug":"multimorbidity","is_published":true,"match_reasons":["Title contains controlled term: multimorbidity.","Abstract contains controlled term: multimorbidity.","Source terminology contains: multimorbidity.","Title supplies longevity context: elderly.","Study type is explicitly identified as OBSERVATIONAL."],"matched_fields":["title","abstract","controlled terminology","title context","study type"],"relevance_score":100,"intelligence_topics":{"name":"Multimorbidity","slug":"multimorbidity"}}],"content_sources":{"name":"ClinicalTrials.gov","homepage_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/"}},"canonical_url":"https://www.immortal.life/trials/44020","automation_disclosure":"Generated automatically from cited source metadata. No scientist, clinician, researcher, editor, or human reviewer evaluates this publication before release."}