Description

Participants are asked to take part in this research study because they have been diagnosed with poorly controlled asthma. As a chronic respiratory disease, management of the disease relies not only on healthcare professionals delivering care at various clinical touch points, but also depends heavily on a participant's own ability to understand, monitor, and manage their conditions when at home. The investigators know that for pediatric patients, like for many other children, self-monitoring is often difficult. This clinical pilot investigates the use of a wearable medical device that can conduct continuous monitoring of vital signs and detect wheezing when worn at home. The continued use of this device (especially during night sleep) gives insight to the course of symptoms, while also providing early warning should a participant's condition worsen. The device can also be used as a digital stethoscope, meaning physicians can examine participants via teleconference and obtain useful data for clinical decision making.

Study participants include: 20 pediatric patients (between 3 to 18 years of age) who have been diagnosed with poorly controlled asthma while presenting at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Guerin Children's. Participants will be enrolled to use the AeviceMD device during night sleeps.