Status:
COMPLETED
Palliative Care for Heart Failure Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Allina Health System
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of palliative care consultation on quality of life and symptom management for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure with a randomized control...
Detailed Description
Research questions: Q1. Does the provision of palliative care to heart failure patients yield higher quality of life, increased symptom management, or reduced depression compared to heart failure pat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital inpatient adults with a diagnosis of acute heart failure
Exclusion
- Are not an inpatient at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- Are in the ICU
- On a ventilator
- Are pre-or post heart transplant
- Have a ventricular assist device (VAD)
- Determined to be actively dying
- Have cognitive impairments such that informed consent would not be possible,
- Are not proficient in the English language
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
232 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01519479
Start Date
April 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
March 18 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407