Status:
COMPLETED
Health E Heart Study (South Texas Veterans Health Care System Heart Failure Disease Management Program/Study)
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Heart Failure, Congestive
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this telephonic heart failure specific patient education study is to assess the incremental clinical, psycho-social, and functional lifestyle benefits of the Health E Heart St...
Detailed Description
CHF is one of the most common diagnoses for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients. Cost of care, particularly inpatient hospitalization, is high dollar expenditure in the budget. Study subject...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria are designed to enroll a population of VA patients with moderate-severe heart failure who are expected to be reasonably representative of and generalizable to potential candidates for the Health E Heart Disease Management Program intervention. To be eligible for the study, veteran beneficiaries must:
- Be 18 years of age
- Have a diagnosis of heart failure
- Have received care in urgent care or have been hospitalized, or have more than 12 outpatient visits in the last twelve months.
- Speak either English or Spanish.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria are designed to exclude persons who are unable to participate in the intervention, whose mortality or health care utilization are driven by co-morbid conditions, or who are enrolled in other research.
- End-stage renal disease on chronic dialysis
- Prior heart transplant
- End-stage or terminal illness in addition to heart failure, such as metastatic malignancy or AIDS with anticipated life expectancy less than 6 months.
- Residence in a nursing home
- Currently participating in another research or care management program.
- No access to a telephone
- Severe dementia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
420 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00141856
Start Date
June 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
June 23 2008
Active Locations (1)
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VA South Texas Health Care System
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-5700