Status:
UNKNOWN
Remote Motivational Interviewing to Improve Self-care in Heart Failure Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if motivational interviewing, performed remotely through videocalls, is effective to improve self-care in patients with heart failure
Detailed Description
After signing the informed consent form, patients with heart failure will be assigned to the intervention or control group (1:1). The intervention group will receive a total of seven motivational inte...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- a diagnosis of HF according to international guidelines;
- Class II, III or IV in the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional;
- poor self-care, defined as at least two items of the Self-Care Heart Failure Index 7.2 (SCHFI 7.2) with a score of 0, 1 or 2;
- age ≥ 18 years;
- having an internet access to allow the videocalls;
- willingness to sign the informed consent form. -
Exclusion
- severe cognitive dysfunction, with a score 0 - 4 on the Six-item screener;
- acute coronary events event in the prior three months;
- living in nursing homes a residential settings where self-care cannot be performed;
- if the patient's informal caregiver is not willing to participate in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 3 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
432 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05205018
Start Date
October 3 2022
End Date
April 30 2024
Last Update
November 8 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital of Alessandria
Alessandria, Italy