To study the treatment awareness and self medication behavior along with drugs prescribed in patients of long standing heart failure
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: I509- Heart failure, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/09/036541
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Raakhi K Tripathi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male or female patients with age >18 years, attending Cardiology OPD categorised for Chronic Heart failure with Grade I, II and III as per ACCF/AHA Guideline and willing to give consent.
2. Patients carrying treatment records prescribed at Cardiology OPD of KEM hospital, containing Chronic Heart Failure medication regimen for Grade I, II and III for at least 3 months and willing to give consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Newly diagnosed and treatment-naive patients
2. Patients not willing to give informed consent.
3. Patients admitted in Cardiology IPD and emergency department.
4. Patients with a history of substance dependence or abuse.
5.Critically ill patients requiring urgent attention for medical problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Awareness of drug treatment in Chronic Heart Failure patients.Timepoint: 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method assessment of Self-medication practices in patients Chronic Heart FailureTimepoint: 12 months;Prescription Pattern of drugs used in the treatment of Chronic Heart Failure patientsTimepoint: 12 months