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Telephone Intervention in Heart Failure Patients
For Condition: Heart Failure, Congestive,Cardiomyopathy
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): Department of Veterans Affairs , Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service
Synopsis: The primary hypothesis of this study is that Heart Failure Telephone Intervention (HearT-I) will decrease hospitalizations and clinic visits in the veteran population with heart failure.
Details: In addition to medical treatment for heart failure (HF), a variety of non-pharmacological interventions have been demonstrated to benefit these patients. Some of these include systems for weight monitoring and medication reminders, exercise programs, and individually tailored evaluation and treatment plans with dieticians, social workers, psychologists, and nurse case managers. While many of these approaches have been shown to increase adherence to medication guidelines and result in decreased health care utilization, most rely heavily on a large team of specialized health care providers. It remains unknown whether or not an intervention with a lower intensity of specialized care using sophisticated automated computer tracking and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) techniques can impact the care of HF patients. The HearT-I intervention consists of three components: 1) computer-initiated medication refill and clinic appointment reminders; 2) IVR access to educational modules; and 3) weekly computer-initiated phone calls with a series of questions regarding weight and symptoms. Four hundred eighty-eight HF patients (NYHA class II-IV) will be randomized to HearT-I intervention vs. usual care. Upon enrollment, all patients will complete questionnaires assessing HF knowledge, behavior, self-efficacy, and perceptions of HF health care, and HF related Quality of Life (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, KCCQ). Both groups also will receive a digital scale, educational materials, view an educational video about HF and perform a six-minute walk test. We will test the hypothesis that the HearT-I intervention will decrease health care utilization as measured by hospitalizations and unscheduled outpatient visits for HF over one year. Secondary endpoints include KCCQ score, patient satisfaction, adherence to medications, and general knowledge of heart failure and its management.
Eligibility:
Study Type: Interventional, Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: /
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: - Heart failure NYMA class 2-4, HX of heart failure hospitalization, No COPD, Kansas City Cardiac Questionnaire (Quality of Life)=31-80, 6 minute walk test less than 450
Total Enrollment: 438
Location and Contact Information:
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center *Recruiting*
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-3800
United States
Recruiting Mark Dunlap 216-791-3800
Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers: CHI 99-074;
Study Start Date: October 2000
Record last reviewed: March 2004
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00057057
Other Heart Failure, Congestive Studies:
1. Effect of Behavioral Management on Quality of Life in Heart Failure
2. Congestive Heart Failure Trends in the Elderly 1970-94
3. The Role of Angiotensin Type I Receptor in the Regulation of Human Coronary Vascular Function
4. Evaluation of Intravenous Levosimendan Efficacy in the Short Term Treatment of Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure.
5. Genetic Architecture of Heart Disease in Rural Brazil
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