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BANDAIDS – ‘e-TIPS’: Electronic message-driven patient education program for heart failure best practice care.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
Registration Number
ACTRN12623000644662
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Sydney
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

1.Aged 18 years or older
2.Admitted to a participating centre, with a diagnosis of HFrEF:
a. confirmed by evidence of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than or equal to 40%, or
b. described as at least moderately” impaired.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Inpatients being managed with palliative intent, or who did not survive admission
2.Does not own/have access to a mobile phone to receive SMS (Short Message Service) messages.
3.Unable to understand sufficient written English to provide consent.
4.Unable to provide signed, written informed consent
5.Unable or unwilling to comply with all study requirements, including intervention, timing and/or nature of required assessments.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The useability and usage rates of the e-TIPs program, any barriers to use evalutated via qualtative assessment (assessed as a composite outcome via study-specific surveys).<br>[At 6 months post enrolment.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
nderstanding the impact, relevance and timing of the messages as a composite outcome via qualitative survey collection and post-trial interview.<br>[At 6 months post enrolment.];Exploring the language in the messages - language, tone, intent, message readability via study specific qualitative survey assessment and post-trial interview.[At 6 months post-enrolment.];What level of customisation is desired to make the e-TIPs program more relevant, via study-specific survey.[At 6 months post enrolment.];Health related quality of life during study period, via the quality of life measure EQ-5D-5L.[At Baseline and 6 months post enrolment.]
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