Future Patient - Telerehabilitering af Patienter Med Hjertesvigt II
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Health-related quality of life
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to test and evaluate the use of video consultations and an algorithm for weight gain and loss in the Future Patient Telerehabilitation program for HF patients in an RCT.
Detailed Description
Next steps The Future Patient study - telerehabilitation of HF patients II Based on the preliminary results from FP I (being published fall 2020) and a review of literature, the investigators would like to improve our telerehabilitation program and technologies in order to prepare for implementation of the FTP and technologies. * The HF patients in FP I expressed that the KCCQ was too long when having to complete the questionnaire every other week. Therefore, the investigators would like to test a shorter questionnaire HeartQoL (ESC) as a patient-reported outcome tool every month. * Video consultations instead of physical meetings with doctors and nurses at the hospital. Currently, there is a lack of evidence regarding the use of video to decrease physical visits at the hospitals instead of video consultations. * Test of algorithms for detecting an increase in weight on two days following clinical cardiac guidelines (Ponikowski et al 2016).
Investigators
Birthe Dinesen
Professor, PhD, Master in Political Science, RN, Head of Laboratory of Welfare Technology - Telehealth & Telerehabilitation
Aalborg University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients diagnosed with HF NYHA Class II-IV, who have a current hospitalization for acute decompensated HF or a visit to the HF outpatient clinic within the past two weeks
- •Patients with an EF of 40% or less
- •Adults (18 years or older); no upper age limit
- •Patients living in Viborg and Skive Municipality
- •Patients living at home and capable of caring for themselves
- •Have basic computer skills or a relative who have basic computer skills
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnancy
- •Drug addiction defined as the use of cannabis, opioids or other drugs
- •Present and previous neurologic, musculoskeletal or cognitive disability or active psychiatric history (as noted in the medical record) other than depression or anxiety related to cardiac or other chronic illness
- •Lack of ability to cooperate
- •Does not speak/read/understand Danish
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Health-related quality of life
Time Frame: Intervention: at baseline, after 1 month, after 2 months, after 3 months, after 4 months, after 5 months, after 6 months. Control: baseline, after 3 months, after 6 months
15 % increase in health-related quality of life measured by HeartQoL
Secondary Outcomes
- Testing an algorithm on weight based on adherence(Intervention group: at baseline, week: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26)
- Number of readmissions(For both intervention and control group: 6 months)
- Degree of depression(For both intervention and control group: at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months)
- Experiences of HF patients and healthcare professionals with the use of video consultations(Intervention group: at month 6)
- Reduction of the number of visits to the outpatient clinic(For both intervention and control group: 6 months)
- Number of tele-communicational (phone and video) contacts(For both intervention and control group: 6 months)
- Use of the website "Hjerteportalen.dk"(Intervention group: 6 months)