Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Promoting Palliative Care for People With Heart Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Palliative Care
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This project will develop and test a novel clinical decision support tool (CDS) that encourages timely referral to palliative care for people hospitalized with heart failure. This intervention will in...
Detailed Description
Healthcare providers will encounter the tool during the routine care of their hospitalized patients. Providers randomized to the intervention arm will receive training on the use of the tool and compl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthcare providers must meet the following criteria:
- Are an attending physician, fellow, or resident, advanced practice nurse, or physician associate
- Has ordering privileges
- Are members of one of the hospitals' admitting teams (e.g., hospitalist service, cardiology service)
- Anticipate employment at one of the two study sites for the 15-month trial period.
- Or
- Palliative care team member
- Hospital administrator/quality and safety personnel
- Patients of providers enrolled in the study must meet the following criteria for heart failure during hospitalization:
- N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide values of \>500 pg/ml
- Not pregnant at the time of admission.
- Received intravenous diuretics within 24 hours of admission.
Exclusion
- \-
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
1485 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06933875
Start Date
February 1 2026
End Date
June 30 2027
Last Update
May 9 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
2
Yale New Haven Hospital York Street
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520