Status:
COMPLETED
Congestive Heart Failure Outreach Program
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Heart failure is a very common condition and is one of the main reasons people are admitted to hospital. There are many things people with heart failure can do to manage their condition at home. Unfor...
Detailed Description
Background: Given the clinical and economic importance of heart failure (HF) widely applicable strategies to improve patient outcomes are needed. In Canada,1.4 million hospital days were associated w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patient in hospital or emergency room with symptomatic CHF confirmed by a physician.
- patient seen in an outpatient clinic with symptomatic CHF confirmed by a physician, AND hospitalized within the previous 6 months for heart failure.
- age greater than 18 years.
Exclusion
- asymptomatic CHF
- life expectancy \< 6 months
- receiving chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
- unable to communicate (non-English speaking, intubated, etc)
- demented or a mental illness which precludes participation
- receives professional assistance for self-care activities including meals or medications (e.g. nursing home)
- previously enrolled in this study
- participation in another heart failure study, or
- declined to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
539 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00371085
Start Date
October 1 2004
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
September 23 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alberta Hospital & others in Canada (contact PI)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2C8