Impact of multi-disciplinary treatment strategy on systolic heart failure outcome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; Circulatory System; Heart failure

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98483065
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Brief Summary

2019 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31615409/ (added 09/06/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Study Start: 2019-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 22 June 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 159

Inclusion Criteria

1. HF patients admitted to hospital with reduced EF (EF<40%)
2. Radiographic evidence of pulmonary congestion or typical symptoms and signs of HF
3. Age > 18 years
4. NYHA functional class II-IV

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe respiratory failure under ventilator support
2. Dementia
3. Expectation of short survival
4. Discharge to a geriatric clinic or home care
5. Current follow-up treatment at the nurse-led HF clinic

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified