A goal to breathe easier: Tue Health and Evidation Health initiate recruiting parents of pediatric asthma patients for a pragmatic randomized clinical study San Mateo, CA– Oct 18, 2017 – Evidation Health and Tue Health have partnered together to quantify the clinical impact of a digital health solution on pediatric asthma management. They have recently started to virtually enroll parents of children with asthma into a 4-month randomized clinical study that is being conducted across the U.S. One in ten children in the United States has asthma, and the prevalence is increasing. Pediatric asthma has been difficult to manage in the past, but new digital methods of passive monitoring hold promise in enabling parents to have greater influence over managing this chronic condition. Tue Health has created a promising digital solution that combines sensor-based nocturnal monitoring, personalized analytics, a mobile education app, and an asthma coach to assist in better self-management. They
The What, Why, How and More of Clinical Studies
We are beginning a clinical study, an important step to show the value of our digital health solution and allow us to get firsthand user insight to improve the product. In preparing for this, it has become apparent to us that many people don’t understand what a clinical study is, why these studies are important, and how they can participate. We have put together the information in this post to help answer some of these questions. What is a clinical study? The National Institutes of Health (NIH.gov) defines it this way: “Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. These studies also may show which medical approaches work best for certain illnesses or groups of people. Clinical trials produce the best data available for health care decision making.” Now let’s discuss in more detail. Why are clinical studies important?