Randomised clinical trial to assess the efficacy of a multifactorial intervention in order to reduce hospitalisation and improve quality of life in patients with heart failure

Completed

• Conditions: Heart Failure; Circulatory System; Heart failure

• Registration Number: ISRCTN35096435
• Lead Sponsor: Sardenya Primary Care Center (Spain) - in collaboration with the Catalan Foundation Institute of Pharmacology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

400 patients recruited from four hospitals in Catalonia: Vall d?Hebron Hospital, Clínic Hospital, Dos de Maig Hospital and Vic Hospital.

Inclusion Criteria:
Males and females without any limit of age, discharged from the hospital with the diagnosis of heart failure following the criteria of the European Society of Cardiology.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with heart failure due to reversible causes (hyperthyroidism, tachyarrhythmia, valve disease candidate for surgery)
2. Patients with concomitant chronic disease (cancer, chronic renal failure etc.)
3. Patients with poor mental function or any other reason to expect that the patient may have difficulty in complying with the requirements of the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified