Improving Symptoms and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure: Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)

In brief

The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the pilot implementation of two palliative care interventions in veterans with chronic heart failure at the Denver VA Medical Center. This is a study of behavioral and care strategy interventions and involves no investigational drugs or devices.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01581008

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

31

Starts

2011-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• eligible veterans from the Denver VAMC will have a prior primary discharge diagnosis of heart failure in the last year,
• be at least 18 years of age, able to read and understand English,
• have consistent access to a telephone
• at least one of the following:
• Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score less than or equal to 60;
• a second hospitalization for with a primary discharge diagnosis of heart failure in the last year;
• taking at least 80 mg oral furosemide (or equivalent) daily in a single or divided dose for at least 2 weeks;
• BNP greater than or equal to 250 or NT-proBNP greater than or equal to 1000; or
• estimated creatinine clearance 30-80 mL/min.

You may not qualify if…

• previous diagnosis of dementia;
• active substance abuse, defined as an AUDIT-C score greater than 7, two positive responses on substance abuse screening questions, or medical records indicating active substance abuse or dependence;
• comorbid metastatic cancer, given the focus on heart failure palliative care;
• nursing home resident; and
• diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

Where it is running

• VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO — Denver, Colorado, United States

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