Better Effectiveness After Transition - Heart Failure

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Heart Failure

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of implementing wireless remote monitoring combined with structured telephone monitoring, versus current care, on variation in rehospitalization among older patients hospitalized with heart failure at six medical centers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01360203

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

1437

Starts

2011-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-11

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients hospitalized at any of the six medical centers who are being actively treated for heart failure.

You may not qualify if…

• patients who have previously received a transplant, are being evaluated for a transplant, or who are on the wait list for a transplant,
• patients who are enrolled or enrolling in hospice, or are expected to expire shortly after discharge,
• patients with dementia,
• patients who are admitted from a skilled nursing facility (SNF), or who we anticipate will be discharged to a long term stay in a SNF,
• patients who do not have a working land line phone or reliable cell service,
• patients on chronic dialysis,
• patients who cannot identify a usual source of care (free clinic is acceptable) and who will not be assigned a provider upon discharge,
• patients with the following cardiovascular conditions: patients with valvular disorders requiring surgical intervention (except for those with incidental valvular disease, who will be included), acute myocardial infarction (except for those with demand ischemia, who will be included), percutaneous coronary intervention
• patients expected to enroll in hospice or expire after discharge,
• patients who are unable to use the intervention equipment (e.g., unable to stand on the weight scale), or who are otherwise unable to comply with the intervention

Where it is running

• University of California, Davis — Davis, California, United States
• University of California, Irvine — Irvine, California, United States
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States
• University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
• University of California, San Diego — San Diego, California, United States
• University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States

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