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Effectiveness of Peer Support in Improving Heart Failure Self-Management and Care

NCT00508508 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 266

Last updated 2013-06-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Heart failure (HF) patients living in low-income or isolated areas may have limited access to necessary clinic services and more difficulty in self-managing their illness. This study will evaluate a program that combines group health care visits and a peer-to-peer telephone buddy system at improving health outcomes among low-income and racial minority HF patients.

Conditions

  • Heart Failure, Congestive

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interactive Voice Response System

Participants using IVR will receive training in peer communication techniques and participate in an initial nurse-led interactive group visit. They will then be asked to communicate at least weekly with their partner using the IVR system. The IVR system will also automatically send reminder calls to participants and allow them to leave voice mail messages for their partner and their care manager.

BEHAVIORAL

Nurse-Led Group Clinic Visits

At Months 1, 3, and 6, participants will take part in group visits led by nurses to discuss HF self-management strategies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • M.E. Michele Heisler, MD · University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Internal Medicine, General Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-10-31
Completion
2010-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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