A research study to evaluate the current management of patients with chronic heart failure with the usual care plus additional remote monitoring by study doctors and a research nurse

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Heart Failure; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000082202
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

Age > 65 years, primary diagnosis of chronic heart failure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) > Grade 2, can give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Documented cognitive deficit, non-english speaking or participation in another trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Daily review of the transmitted parameters by research personnel. This includes the review of Patient Health Diary entries, Quality of Life Questionnaire completion, Health Record review and communication with the subjects General Practitioner (GP).[Daily for 12 months];A reduction in Emergency Department presentations related to chronic heart failure measured by assessment/analysis of 'adverse event' entries in a Patient Health Diary and by Health Record review that will include review of hospital morbidity data only available retrospectively.[Daily for 12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A reduction in emergency admissions & unplanned hospital admissions related to chronic heart failure measured by assessment/analysis of 'adverse event' entries in a Patient Health Diary and by Health Record review that will include review of hospital morbidity data only available retrospectively.[Daily for 12 months];Economic (Cost Utility Analyses)[At 12 months];Quality of Life (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire and the Australian Quality of Life Questionnaire)[Baseline, 6-months and 12 months];Safety, a reduction in the patients chronic heart failure severity level by assessment of the stage of heart failure according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system.[Baseline, 6-months and 12 months]