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Teach-Back Discharge Education to Improve Self-Care and Reduce 30-Day Readmissions in Heart Failure Patients

NCT07280208 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 57

Last updated 2026-02-25

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Summary

This study aimed to improve how patients with heart failure understand and manage their condition after leaving the hospital. Many heart failure patients are readmitted within 30 days due to confusion about their discharge instructions and difficulty following self-care routines. The study tested whether a structured discharge education session using the "teach-back" method-where patients repeated instructions in their own words-could help improve their knowledge and self-care behaviors. The goal was to reduce hospital readmissions and help patients feel more confident managing their heart failure at home.

Conditions

  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Failure Hospitalization
  • Readmission, Hospital

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Teach-Back Discharge Education

A structured, 30-minute discharge education session delivered in person using the teach-back method. Participants are asked to restate instructions in their own words to confirm understanding. The session covers key heart failure self-care behaviors including medication adherence, symptom monitoring, fluid restriction, and dietary modifications. Printed educational materials from the American Heart Association are also provided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nova Southeastern University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Virginia Waters, Ph.D., MSN, MBA, RN, CNE-BC · Nova Southeastern University, Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-11
Primary Completion
2025-10-11
Completion
2025-11-10

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT07280208 on ClinicalTrials.gov