MedlyPeds Feasibility Study: A Mobile, Smartdevice Based Telemonitoring for Pediatric Heart Disease, a Prospective Cohort Study
SickKids and UHN have developed MedlyPeds which is a smart phone application designed to remotely monitor patients with heart disease. This is a feasibility study which will enroll up to 30 patients with different types of heart disease to see which patient types may benefit the most from MedlyPeds if it were to be used for clinical monitoring. The study is gathering feedback about the app from patients, parents and clinicians to confirm how it needs to be modified to better serve the purpose in a future trial.
• Consent provided.
• Aged 8-18 years of age.
• Ability to comply with using Medly (ex. able to stand on the weight scale, able to answer symptom questions, etc.)
• Followed at the Hospital for Sick Children Cardiology Clinic for any of the following reasons:
‣ Heart failure of any etiology
⁃ Congenital heart disease
⁃ Acquired heart disease (eg. Kawasaki disease, rheumatic heart disease, connective tissue disorders etc)
⁃ Pulmonary hypertension
⁃ Post-cardiac surgery including heart transplant and ventricular assist devices