Status:

UNKNOWN

Efficacy of an Advanced Care Planning Program in Advanced Heart FAilure

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

An "Advanced Planning Program of Health Decisions" (APPHD) is a process of reflection and relationship between the patient, their relatives and health professionals. It is based on respect for patient...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND: An Advanced Care Planning (ACP) program of health decisions is the result of a process of reflection and relationship-building between the patient, their relatives and health professionals...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with HF defined by Framingham diagnostic criteria.
  • Stage C or D of the ACCF / AHA classification.
  • Full capacity to decide.
  • Signing of informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Cognitive impairment, measured by Mini-Mental Status Examination (\< 27).
  • Presence of another disease other than HF that may severely affect the quality of life: stroke with significant residual deficit, end-stage renal failure, Child C cirrhosis, extreme obesity, haemoglobin \<8 g / dl, advanced peripheral artery disease (stage III-IV), severe thyroid or adrenal disease, neoplastic with estimated survival of less than 2 years.
  • Patients who do not sign the informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04424680

Start Date

January 1 2020

End Date

January 1 2023

Last Update

June 11 2020

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Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón

Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, 28922