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- Clinical Trial NCT00311194
Trial of an Interactive CD-Program on 6 Months Readmission Rate in Patients With Heart Failure
A Randomised, Controlled Trial of an Interactive CD-Program on 6 Months Readmission Rate in Patients With Heart Failure
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The prevalence of heart failure (HF) has increased in the western world and is a major concern due to increasing prevalence and rising health care costs. The prognosis remains poor despite improvement in survival due to treatment with ACE-inhibitors and beta-receptor antagonists. HF has a high rate of readmission and hospitalisation. Some readmissions are ascribed to patients' lack of compliance, insufficient knowledge about diet, medication and symptoms of heart failure. Education of patients has become an important component in order to increase the patients' self-care and compliance. Intense education and counselling of patients is recommended in both European and American guidelines for HF.
Several systematic reviews of studies on strategies for improvement of outcomes of heart failure patients after discharge have been published, but very little emphasis has been put on methodological issues, e.g. methods of education. In most programs the methods and equipment used for education and information have only consisted of verbal and written material; computer-based tools seem to be relatively new.
Interactive CD-ROM programs for HF patients can increase patients' knowledge about heart failure and its treatment. However, no studies have examined the clinical outcome, e.g. rate of readmission.
Comparison: Extra educated patients (interactive CD-ROM education) compared to standard educated patients on readmission rate or death during 6 months.
Study Type
Enrollment
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Malmo, Sweden, S-205 02
- Drug and Therapeutics Committee, Malmoe University Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Inpatients treated for heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40 % at echocardiography or at least two of the criteria pulmonary rates, peripheral oedema, a third heart sound and signs of heart failure at chest X-ray.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Somatic disease or physical handicap with difficulties to communicate or handle the technical equipment, patients with only little knowledge in Swedish, patients with expected problems with compliance due to alcohol/drug abuse or major psychiatric illness, and participation in a trial.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
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Readmission and death rate at 6 months' follow up.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Knowledge regarding heart failure and its treatment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Study Director: Hans Liedholm, MD, PhD, Drug and Therapeutics Committee
- Study Chair: Agneta Björck Linné, B Pharm, PhD, Drug and Therapeutics Committee
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Liedholm H, Linne AB, Agelii L. The development of an interactive education program for heart failure patients: the Kodak Photo CD Portfolio concept. Patient Educ Couns. 1996 Nov;29(2):199-206. doi: 10.1016/0738-3991(96)00902-0.
- Linne AB, Liedholm H, Israelsson B. Effects of systematic education on heart failure patients' knowledge after 6 months. A randomised, controlled trial. Eur J Heart Fail. 1999 Aug;1(3):219-27. doi: 10.1016/s1388-9842(99)00041-0.
- Linne AB, Liedholm H. Effects of an interactive CD-program on 6 months readmission rate in patients with heart failure - a randomised, controlled trial [NCT00311194]. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2006 Jun 24;6:30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-6-30.
Study record dates
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Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- ABLM
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