Fragility in older people with decompensated heart failure
- Conditions
- Heart failure
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29310
- Lead Sponsor
- ZGT (Hospital Group Twente), Almelo and Hengelo, The Netherlands
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Admission for decompensated heart failure (systolic or diastolic) with underlying heart disease, diagnosed by the cardiologist
2. Age >= 70 years
3. Being able to read and write Dutch
4. Written informed consent obtained
1. Patients who were previously admitted to an institution for elderly care or nursing home or hospice
2. Patients included in a study medication trial
3. Patients who have had heart surgery or other major surgery or surgery in the previous 4 weeks
4. Patients on the waiting list for heart transplantation or heart pump (LV assist device)
5. Patients undergoing kidney dialysis
6. Patients with moderate to severe dementia
7. Patients for whom an abstinent policy has been chosen
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Observational study: quality of life (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ). and abilities of self-care (European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Observational study: rehospitalization for heart failure during one year of follow-up.