Effective Management of Emotional Response to Generate Well-Being Post-HF Exacerbation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Congestive Heart Failure

In brief

EMERGE is a PI-initiated feasibility study that aims to evaluate the accessibility, usability, effectiveness and relevance of an integrated psycho-behavioral intervention on heart failure patients in order to increase support, outreach and general well-being of these patients following hospitalization due to heart failure exacerbation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03043261

Run by

Duke University

People needed

3

Starts

2018-01-29

Expected to finish

2018-04-07

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adult male and female patients, age ≥ 18 hospitalized at Duke inpatient service because of heart failure
• NYHA Class ≥ II

You may not qualify if…

• Significant cognitive impairment, indicated as a mini-mental state exam (MMSE) total score of 23 or lower
• Lack of convenient internet access outside of hospital
• Alcohol or other drug dependence/abuse within past 90 days as evaluated by review of medical record and patient interview (SCID)
• Severe physical disability (visual, sensory or motor) that may interfere with study participation (assessment, online interactive learning)
• History or presence of psychoses, bipolar disorder, and/or severe personality disorders as evaluated by review of medical record and patient interview (SCID)
• Life-threatening co-morbidity with the likelihood of 50% mortality in one year
• Active suicidal ideations
• Female patients of childbearing potential
• Treatment with electroconvulsive therapy or transcranial magnetic stimulation within past 90 days
• Uncorrected hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism

Where it is running

• Pamela Bonner — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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