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
Active Locations (1)
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160