Conquering Diseases

Study Of An App To Monitor The Health Of People With Chronic Diseases

Description

Seeking overweight men and women who receive care at UMass Memorial for their chronic disease (such as atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, or congestive heart failure) for a study about using a mobile and wearable devices to monitor their health.

Overview

Participants in this study will be sent surveys every 3 months and share health data from their smartphone or smartwatch.

What we're hoping for

We are developing an app used with wearable health monitors such as a smartwatch to see if it helps monitoring chronic health conditions such as atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, or congestive heart failure.

Additional Information

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: Not Available

 Principal Investigator

Apurv V. Soni, MD, PhD

UMass Chan Medical School

 Study Contact

Paul  Hartin

paul.hartin@umassmed.edu

 Location

UMass Chan University Campus

55 Lake Ave North 

Worcester,MA 01655

508-856-8989