Heart Failure Self-care Mobile Application to Reduce Readmissions Trial

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Heart Failure

In brief

This is a patient-centered comparative effectiveness feasibility pilot designed to examine an intervention to increase heart failure self-care and symptom recognition. The investigators will randomize 100 participants to receive either usual care at the time of discharge after heart failure admission or a smartphone application that enhances self-care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03982017

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

32

Starts

2019-07-12

Expected to finish

2020-07-30

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-12

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Inpatient admission for acute decompensated heart failure
• Left ventricular systolic or diastolic heart failure
• Owns a smartphone with a data plan

You may not qualify if…

• Hospice or life expectancy less than 6 months
• Palliative inotrope use
• Heart transplant listed, or status post transplant
• Ventricular assist devise present, or awaiting placement
• Not being discharged to home
• Unable to provide consent or comply with the intervention
• Current enrollment in a remote monitoring/ telehealth program

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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