Status:

COMPLETED

Self-Management and Care of Heart Failure With Group Clinics (SMAC-HF)

Lead Sponsor:

Carol Smith, RN, PhD, FAAN

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Heart Failure, Congestive

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to help people with heart failure (HF) to manage their HF and to prevent rehospitalizations. Another purpose is to test the usefulness of clinical appointments and educati...

Detailed Description

Aim 1 Hypothesis: 1. The time to the 1st composite endpoint (HF Rehospitalization/death) will be longer for HFcareGroup than standard care group at 12 months. 2. The HFcareGroup will have higher scor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years or older
  • speak English/Spanish
  • receiving treatment for congestive heart failure
  • receiving IV diuretics
  • 2 or more HF symptoms
  • be able to participate in follow up visits

Exclusion

  • primary right-sided heart failure
  • HF transient \& related to acute MI
  • HF due to correctable cause
  • being scheduled for coronary revascularization or any readmission
  • receiving infusion for HF therapy within 2 weeks
  • having co-morbidities, life expectancy \< 12 months
  • severe cognitive impairment
  • D/C to nursing facilities or rehab unit
  • Currently enrolled in an intervention study or HF management program
  • being or planning to become pregnant within 12 months
  • severe cognitive impairment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

198 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00439842

Start Date

March 1 2007

End Date

November 1 2014

Last Update

April 17 2015

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160