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Management of Patients With HF by Using Educational or Educational & Telephone or Telephone Interventions and Support in Cyprus

NCT01905176 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2013-07-23

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Summary

The current trial aims to examine the effectiveness of three different types of nursing interventions, on heart failure (HF) patients' quality of life and on HF outcomes, compared to the usual care. The interventions include promotion of self-care practices through education and support; they are either provided before discharge, post-discharge through telephone, or both.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

In person education on heart failure topics before discharge

Individualized in-person education on HF topics aiming to promote self-care practices by using educational electronic material and booklet

OTHER

Telephone support and education post-discharge

Individualized telephone support/education of three months duration, on HF topics, aiming to promote self-care practices while evaluating patients' current status and condition

OTHER

Pre-discharge in person education and post-discharge telephone education and support

Patients receive both interventions of Arm 1 \& 2: individualized pre-discharge counseling/education along with telephone follow-up support for three months, following the same line as mentioned in Arms 1 \& 2

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Athens

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cyprus University of Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ekaterini Lambrinou · Cyprus University of Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • Cyprus

Study Locations

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