30 Days and 90 Days Heart Failure Re-Admission at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

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Conditions studied: Heart Failure

In brief

In Ghana, about 88.3 per cent of cardiac admissions are due to Heart failure, making it the leading cause of admission due to heart conditions. Despite improved knowledge on heart failure and an increasing array of evidence-based guideline treatment options, there is still a significant readmission rate worldwide. This may be due to the underutilization of these evidence-based therapies or a lack of proper follow-up on these patients. Recurrent hospital admission is an independent predictor of death in heart failure. Strategies aimed at providing increased support at discharge and effective follow-up may be associated with lower readmission risk. This study aims to assess the effect of extensive post-discharge counselling and effective phone-based follow-up on the 30-day and 90-day heart failure readmission rate at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. This is a single-centre, pilot randomised controlled trial of heart failure patients admitted to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07100561

Run by

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

People needed

150

Starts

2025-07-14

Expected to finish

2026-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-03

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• · Adults Aged 18 years and above
• Diagnosed with heart failure
• NYHA Class II-IV
• Informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• · NHYA class I
• Patients who do not have access to a mobile phone

Where it is running

• Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital — Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana (enrolling)

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