Status:
RECRUITING
Nurse-led Education on Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Their Informal Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
Hellenic Mediterranean University
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The current study intends to examine the influence of nurse-led education on patients with chronic heart failure and their caregivers, with the goal of optimizing care for both and improving patients\...
Detailed Description
Introduction: Heart failure is a clinical syndrome with pandemic characteristics, and its prevalence increases with age. The development of self-care behavior by patients seems to be a crucial compone...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Patients recently hospitalized due to the disease
- Patients and caregivers who are literate in Greek
- Patients and caregivers who provide written informed consent for their participation in the study
- Patients diagnosed with heart failure for at least 6 months
- Caregivers who have been involved in the care of the patients for at least 6 months
- Patients taking medication according to the guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology
Exclusion
- History of psychiatric disease, recent history of alcohol or/and drug abuse, dementia, and Alzheimer\'s disease (for patients and caregivers)
- Absence of an informal caregiver according to their statement
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
280 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06545370
Start Date
September 1 2024
End Date
September 1 2027
Last Update
September 24 2025
Active Locations (2)
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Hellenic Mediterranean University
Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 71410
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Hellenic Mediterranean University
Heraklion, Greece