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Self-Management and Care of Heart Failure With Group Clinics (SMAC-HF)

NCT00439842 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 198

Last updated 2015-04-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to help people with heart failure (HF) to manage their HF and to prevent rehospitalizations. Another purpose is to test the usefulness of clinical appointments and educational videotapes in teaching patients how to manage their HF.

It is proposed that the group clinic intervention (HFcareGroup)will reduce rehospitalization, depression, and improve problem solving related to heart failure symptoms.

Conditions

  • Heart Failure, Congestive

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Heart Failure Group Clinic Appointments

Self Management and Care of Heart Failure with Group Clinics (SMAC-HF)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Carol Smith, RN, PhD, FAAN

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carol Smith, PhD, RN · University of Kansas Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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