Status:
COMPLETED
Trial of Education and Compliance in Heart Dysfunction (TEACH)
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The emphasis of this grant is to investigate ways to educate patients, not only to improve their knowledge about medications and diet that are important for better outcomes in heart failure, but also ...
Detailed Description
INTRODUCTION: Heart Failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in Canada. While great advances have been made in the treatment of this disease, factors limiting the effectiveness of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical history of dyspnea
- Concurrent physical exam consistent with rales, S3, elevated JVP, pedal oedema
- Heart failure (HF) confirmed by attending physician, if patient is assessed by house staff
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 40% on echocardiogram, nuclear scan or contrast ventriculography
- Indications for chronic medical treatment for HF
- Able and willing to give informed consent
- Over 18 years of age
- Live within London, Ontario and surrounding area, defined by the boundaries as the London and District Pharmacists' Association
Exclusion
- Planned surgical correction for HF within 12 months
- Cor pulmonale and only right ventricular failure
- Chronic renal failure on dialysis (these patients are followed by nephrology educators)
- Other illnesses with survival anticipated for \< 12 months
- Dementia documented by attending physician
- Psychiatric illness that makes it impossible to respond to education through the community pharmacist
- Planned discharge to long term institution
- Barrier to teaching (English is not the first language AND caregiver cannot provide translation to the patient to elicit the patient's responses)
- Severe alcohol or drug abuse
- Refusal to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
383 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00211289
Start Date
July 1 2002
Last Update
March 25 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4G5
2
Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 1E1