Status:

RECRUITING

A Nurse-Led Weight Monitoring Intervention For Heart Failure Quality of LIfe and Self-Care

Lead Sponsor:

Lee Anne Siegmund

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

55+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ongoing self-care for heart failure is essential to avoid complications and hospitalization. Supportive strategies are needed; however, patients with heart failure may find many interventions complica...

Detailed Description

Research question: Are the methods used in a pilot study that is designed to implement a nurse-led daily weight monitoring intervention, appropriate for a larger study to be conducted later, which wil...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults (55 years or older)
  • New or existing diagnosis of HF (regardless of type or length of time since diagnosis).
  • Being treated for HF signs and/or symptoms during the current hospitalization (any of the following: IV diuretic, fluid restriction, low sodium diet).
  • Must be able to read and communicate in English.
  • Must be able to stand and weigh independently.
  • Must have a scale at home, or ability to obtain one for the study.

Exclusion

  • Documented diagnosis of cognitive impairment.
  • A Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) of \>4. This was chosen to exclude patients more likely to have hospital stays longer than a week. A CCI of \>3 was based on research showing a relationship to mortality (Imam et al., 2020), a CCI of ≥ 6 with a 2.8-times higher mortality (Yilmaz \& Omurlu, 2019), and likelihood of longer hospital length of stay for patients with HF if CCI \>2 (Foraker et al., 2014).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07184541

Start Date

November 1 2024

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

September 24 2025

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Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital

Avon, Ohio, United States, 44011