Effect of education and follow up on readmission for the heart failure patients after discharge

Phase 3

• Conditions: Related of education and follow-up on readmission rates for the Heart Failure Patients after discharge.; Need for continuous supervision

• Registration Number: IRCT2014051717727N1
• Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti university of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria were: stabilized heart failure, literacy, tendency of the patients to participate the study, minimum age of 20, telephone access. Exclusion criteria were: stabilized psychiatric disorders, concurrent fatal disease, and severe hearing impairment.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of Hospital readmission in control and intervention groups. Timepoint: Every two weeks until three month after intervention. Method of measurement: Asking the patient.;Frequency of outpatient physician visits in control and intervention groups. Timepoint: Every two weeks until three month after intervention. Method of measurement: Asking the patient.;Drug consumption in control and intervention groups. Timepoint: Every two weeks until 3 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Asking the patient.;Improvement in control and intervention groups. Timepoint: Every two weeks until 3 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Asking the patient.