A Study on Remote Health Support for Patients With Heart Failure.

Summary

This multicenter prospective observational feasibility study evaluates the implementation of the RAPHAEL model, a remote monitoring palliative care approach for patients with heart failure. The study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, usability, and implementation outcomes of integrating structured remote symptom monitoring and palliative care needs assessment into routine outpatient heart failure care.

Adult patients with heart failure and worsening symptoms and/or potential palliative care needs will complete a structured digital questionnaire during a 4-week follow-up period. Healthcare professionals will review reported needs and conduct follow-up contact according to usual clinical practice. No experimental drugs or devices are administered, and clinical management remains at the discretion of the treating team.

Primary outcomes focus on feasibility and implementation metrics, including participation rates, acceptability, usability, perceived burden, resource requirements, fidelity to the intervention model, training adoption, applicability, adaptation, and demand.

Conditions

• Heart Failure

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Università degli Studi di Brescia

  collaborator OTHER

• Linkoeping University

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University College London Hospitals

  collaborator OTHER

• European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Leeds

  collaborator OTHER

• Maastricht University Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Humanistic Studies

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa

  collaborator OTHER

• IRIS-CC

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospital, Aachen

  collaborator OTHER

• Wroclaw Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• UMC Utrecht

  collaborator OTHER

• Vilnius University

  collaborator OTHER

• Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

  lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-03-31

Primary Completion

2026-07-31

Completion

2026-07-31

Countries

• Germany
• Italy
• Lithuania
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

Study Locations