Status:

WITHDRAWN

One Heart to Care for

Lead Sponsor:

Hasselt University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

WGK Limburg

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is an open randomized clinical trial with two study arms. One group, receiving usual care for heart failure, will be compared to another group, receiving usual care plus active telemonitoring int...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Age ≥ 50
  • Patient has to be followed in Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg or Jessa Ziekenhuis Hasselt
  • The patient has to be able to live independently or in a service flat
  • The diagnosis of heart failure or severe myocardial infarction has to be done after September 1, 2013 according to:
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<40%
  • eGFR\>30ml/min/kg
  • Treatment minimally with ACE-I and BB
  • The general practitioner had to give his approval for the installation of telemonitoring On the basis of an interview between the heart failure nurse and patient, one will decide if the patient is eligibil to join the study. The patient also needs to speak sufficient Dutch to be communicative about his/her medical condition.

Exclusion

  • Reversible form of heart failure
  • Heart failure due to severe aortic stenosis
  • eGFR less than 30ml/min/kg
  • Presence of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device
  • Palliative status following the RIZIV guidelines or according to the assessment of the cardiologist (\<1 year)
  • Patients staying in a nursing or retirement home
  • Active treatment with either ACE-I/ARB or BB

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04753398

Start Date

January 1 2014

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

February 15 2021

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Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Genk, Belgium, 3600