Remote Monitoring of Vital Signs With Telehealth to Prevent Readmissions for Dysglycemia

This is a single-site, open label, non-randomized, pilot and feasibility study. Participants will include post-hospitalized patients who experienced inpatient dysglycemia that required management from the endocrine service (including those newly diagnosed with T1 or T2 diabetes solid organ transplantation, COPD, post respiratory infections (i.e. COVID-19), chemo patients. Approximately 40 participants will be enrolled and assigned to receive the study intervention of real time-remote monitoring (rt-RM) using the Dexcom and Current Health integrated solution.

Potential participants will be identified via the EMR by the Endocrine Team and consented prior to enrollment, 2-48 hours prior to discharge. The study team will issue them Current Health and Dexcom CGM kits and provide the necessary training. Once discharged, the patients will be monitored by the endocrine team via routine "dashboard rounds" during working hours (8AM-5PM). Outside of dashboard rounds, management will be by exception, based on platform alarms directed to the endocrinology service. Alarms will be triaged and actioned according to pre-agreed protocols, including escalation to the appropriate specialists (endocrinologist, transplant surgeon, oncologist, pneumonologist, infectious disease specialist etc.). Participants will remain enrolled in the trial until either of the two endpoints: ER visits/ readmission or 30 days post discharge.

Inclusion criteria

• Adults ≥21 years old
• Treated for dysglycemia while in the acute (inpatient) period
• With or without diabetes including patients with the following:

• newly diagnosed T2D or T1D (LADA or other late onset)
• post solid organ transplant
• receiving or had received chemotherapy
• COPD
• Respiratory infections
• Fit for discharge home in the opinion of the primary treating clinical team
• Able to ambulate, or complete activities of daily living appropriate to their social care setting either on their own or with support

Exclusion criteria

• Acute delirium or any other psychiatric condition that will not allow the person to participate
• Current bleeding disorder
• Lack of appropriate sites for CGM sensor or Current Health placement (sites must be free of large scars, skin irritation, surgical wounds, dressings, burns, anasarca, heavy tattooing etc.)
• Any skin condition that prevents the use of CGM with adhesive
• Known current pregnancy, breast feeding, or plan to become pregnant in the next 30 days
• Unwilling to remove study devices prior to planned MRI and/or CT scan and reapply and wear after procedure(s) has completed.
• Persistent atrial fibrillation
• No access to home internet, cellular service or mobile telephone
• Unwilling to use a study provided commercially available smartphone. The smartphones will be modified so they are only capable of hosting and running the study applications required for data collection. The modified smartphones will not be able to execute standard smartphone functionality such as internet browsing, texting, or making phone calls. Bluetooth functionality will remain intact as it is required for the approved applications to collect data.
• Any other condition that, based on Investigator's judgment, would render the patient unsuitable to take part in the study