Status:
COMPLETED
A Two-way Communication System to Coach Elderly Patients With Heart Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Hasselt University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Jessa Hospital
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is an open randomized clinical trial with two study arms. One group, receiving usual care for heart failure, will be compared to another group, receiving usual care plus active telemonitoring int...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 60
- Patient has to be followed in Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg or Jessa Ziekenhuis Hasselt and has to live in the region Genk - Hasselt
- The patient has to be cognitive strong enough and speak enough Dutch to communicate about their health situation and to understand the smartphone application
- The diagnosis of systolic heart failure or severe myocardial infarction has to be done during consultation or hospitalization
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<45%
- Treatment minimally with ACE-I and BB On the basis of an interview between the heart failure nurse and patient, one will decide if the patient is eligible to join the study. The patient also needs to speak sufficient Dutch to be communicative about his/her medical condition.
Exclusion
- Reversible form of heart failure
- Heart failure due to severe aortic stenosis
- At the time of inclusion a eGFR less than 30ml/min/kg
- Presence of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device
- Active treatment with either ACE-I/ARB or BB
- Patient that are subscribed in a cardiac revalidation program when leaving the hospital
- Patients with severe form of COPD (GOLD III)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 4 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03294811
Start Date
May 1 2014
End Date
April 4 2018
Last Update
May 13 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Genk, Belgium, 3600
2
Jessa Ziekenhuis
Hasselt, Belgium, 3500