Telemonitoring Utility in the Process of Adaptation to Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV)

Telemonitoring Utility in the Process of Adaptation to Home Mechanical Ventilation

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether telemonitoring, added to the usual process of adaptation to home mechanical ventilation (HMV), achieves a more efficient correction of hypoventilation (reduction of hypercapnia).

The study population consist of patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure eligible for Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV) with a total of 48 subjects (24 per group).

In those patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure who have an indication for home mechanical ventilation (HMV), without criteria for life support, the initial titration will be performed following the protocol of the Pulmonology Service. After their education, patients will be randomized into one of the following groups: the control group and the telemonitoring group with daily review of Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV) data. The objectives are to evaluate whether hypoventilation is corrected more efficiently, compare treatment adherence between both groups, analyze unforeseen visits, and assess the number of hospital admissions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure with indication for home mechanical ventilation.
• Patients who require ventilation with spontaneous-timed mode.
• Signing of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient already treated with mechanical ventilation or home CPAP.
• Patient requiring mechanical ventilation as life support.
• Pregnancy.
• Cognitive impairment that makes it impossible to understand the informed consent for the study.
• Psychiatric pathology that makes compliance with therapy or its follow-up difficult.
• Impossibility of complying with the protocol.
• Expected survival less than 12 months.
• Any other condition that, in the opinion of the researcher, could interfere with the objectives of the study