Education and Supportive Partners Improving Self-Care (ENSPIRE)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Heart Failure
In brief
The purpose of the Education and Supportive Partners Improving Self-Care (ENSPIRE) study is to compare the effect of a Family Partnership Intervention (FPI) over patient and family education and usual heart failure care on physical and mental health outcomes over an 8-month period. The study will examine three ways of giving heart failure patients and their family members information. This study will help scientists determine if learning these communication skills will help people with heart failure to better manage their symptoms and improve their health outcomes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00166049
- Run by
- Emory University
- People needed
- 170
- Starts
- 2005-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-11-11
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 79. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Documented diagnosis of heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class II or III)
- Aged 21-79
- Currently taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and diuretic medications
- Recommended to exercise and low sodium diet
- Willing to participate in educational sessions with a family member
- Willing to spend a minimum of 9 hours and a maximum of 15 hours over an 8-month period
- Willing to travel to either Emory University Hospital or Grady Memorial Hospital General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) for study activities
You may not qualify if…
- NYHA Class I or IV heart failure
- Heart attack within the last 6 months
- Kidney failure
- Significant angina/chest pain
- Inability to read and write English
Where it is running
- Grady Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Crawford Long Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Emory University Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center — Decatur, Georgia, United States
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