Status:
COMPLETED
ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends) Intervention for Heart Failure (HF) Patients and Their Caregivers in Singapore
Lead Sponsor:
National Cancer Centre, Singapore
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministry of Health, Singapore
National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Singapore
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To pilot a culturally adapted version of ENABLE (6-month program) for Heart Failure (HF) patients and caregivers in the inpatient and outpatient setting in Singapore. The investigators aim to determin...
Detailed Description
Palliative care improves quality of life (QOL) of patients and their caregivers. The ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise Before Life Ends) intervention is a novel, nurse-led, structured, palliative care ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria for patients:
- 21 years or older.
- Able to communicate in English or Chinese.
- Have a diagnosis of HF (stage C or D) by the American College of Cardiology guidelines and be of New York Heart Association (NYHA) stage 2, 3 or 4 functional statuses.
- Have an expected prognosis of at least 6 months.
- Be on disease directed HF management.
- Have had a hospitalization event within 6 months prior to recruitment.
- Inclusion criteria for caregivers:
- 21 years or older.
- Able to communicate in English or Chinese.
- Is a direct family caregiver of the patient.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria for patients:
- Patients who are unable to give informed consent
- Patients who are already known to a palliative care service.
- Exclusion criteria for caregivers:
- Caregivers who are unable to give informed consent.
- Caregivers who are domestic helpers.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 14 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 25 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
125 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05211882
Start Date
February 14 2022
End Date
September 25 2024
Last Update
September 3 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
2
National Heart Centre Singapore
Singapore, Singapore