ACQUIRE-ICD: Web-based innovation for heart patients with defibrillator

It is difficult to make an exact prediction of when the state of the patient gets worse, which i.a. is due to changed procedures, which has led to remote monitoring of the condition of ICD patients, thereby reducing the number of outpatient hospital visits. ACQUIRE-ICD is an innovative and sustainable solution because it is built on patient-focused and personalised tools that are to help the patients become more active in their treatment.

AIM

The aim of the ACQUIRE-ICD project is to turn the patients into active co-players in the management of their disease to the effect that they enter decisions made about their treatment. In this context, an interactive web-based solution is being developed. The solution provides the patients with an opportunity to keep an eye on their health condition, track deterioration at an early state and communicate with their attached ICD clinic. The platform is also to function as a tool for informing the health staff of changes in the symptoms of the patients to ensure early intervention, support joint decision-making and deliver tailored treatment to the patients.

EXTERNAL FUNDING

The project is being funded in collaboration with TrygFonden, Patient@Home and the Lundbeck foundation.