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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12612000558820
ACTRN12612000558820
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Implementation of a self-care assessment tool to enhance health outcomes among heart failure patients: a modified Solomon 4-group design

Cardiovascular Research Centre/ Australian Catholic University0 sites240 target enrollmentMay 25, 2012

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic Heart Failure and patient self-care
Sponsor
Cardiovascular Research Centre/ Australian Catholic University
Enrollment
240
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 25, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Cardiovascular Research Centre/ Australian Catholic University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants will be 18 years of age or older and have a confirmed diagnosis of CHF. Confirmation of the diagnosis will be from: 1\) symptoms and clinical features of congestion that occur at rest or on minimal effort (dyspnoea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea, fatigue, palpitations, elevated jugular venous pressure, cardiomegaly, lung crepitations, hepatomegaly, oedema); 2\) either objective evidence of underlying structural cardiac dysfunction that impairs the ability of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood or an elevated plasma level of B\-type natriuretic Peptide (BNP), \>200 pg/mL. Participants will have been referred and enrolled into the CHFMP which is conducted across Eastern health.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient participants will be excluded if they reside in a residential aged high care facility (nursing home), have a documented history of moderate\-to\-severe cognitive impairment or dementia, or have a terminal diagnosis. Participants who do not have sufficient comprehension to read English without the need of a translator will be excluded.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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