Status:

COMPLETED

Proactive Palliative Care for Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) and Their Families

Lead Sponsor:

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

The Greenwall Foundation

Conditions:

Heart Failure

End-stage Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary aim of the study is to provide "proof of concept" to demonstrate that patients with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) and caregivers are willing to be enrolled in a randomized trial of pal...

Detailed Description

A ventricular assist device is an implanted mechanical device which augments the pumping function of the heart's ventricles. The number of patients with VADs is expected to increase in an exponential ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age \>21 years
  • fluent in English
  • have a caregiver/family member who is willing to be enrolled and who is also fluent in English
  • consistent and reliable access to a phone

Exclusion

  • non English-speaking

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01427634

Start Date

July 1 2011

End Date

July 1 2012

Last Update

September 6 2013

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, United States, 10029