Better Effectiveness After Transition - Heart Failure (BEAT-HF)

May 10, 2016 updated by: Michael Ong, University of California, Los Angeles

Variations in Care: Comparing Heart Failure Care Transition Intervention Effects

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of implementing wireless remote monitoring combined with structured telephone monitoring, versus current care, on variation in rehospitalization among older patients hospitalized with heart failure at six medical centers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1437

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • California
      • Davis, California, United States, 95616
        • University of California, Davis
      • Irvine, California, United States, 92697
        • University of California, Irvine
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
        • University of California, Los Angeles
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92093
        • University of California, San Diego
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
        • University of California, San Francisco

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients hospitalized at any of the six medical centers who are being actively treated for heart failure.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients who have previously received a transplant, are being evaluated for a transplant, or who are on the wait list for a transplant,
  • patients who are enrolled or enrolling in hospice, or are expected to expire shortly after discharge,
  • patients with dementia,
  • patients who are admitted from a skilled nursing facility (SNF), or who we anticipate will be discharged to a long term stay in a SNF,
  • patients who do not have a working land line phone or reliable cell service,
  • patients on chronic dialysis,
  • patients who cannot identify a usual source of care (free clinic is acceptable) and who will not be assigned a provider upon discharge,
  • patients with the following cardiovascular conditions: patients with valvular disorders requiring surgical intervention (except for those with incidental valvular disease, who will be included), acute myocardial infarction (except for those with demand ischemia, who will be included), percutaneous coronary intervention
  • patients expected to enroll in hospice or expire after discharge,
  • patients who are unable to use the intervention equipment (e.g., unable to stand on the weight scale), or who are otherwise unable to comply with the intervention

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Current Care
Patients will receive the current care provided to heart failure patients at each of the study sites
Experimental: Care Transition Intervention
Care transition intervention beginning prior to discharge and through six months post-discharge.
During their hospitalization, patients will receive education on their condition and will be taught to use a wireless remote monitoring device that they will use from home on a daily basis for six months following hospital discharge. Patients will receive structured telephone phone calls from a centralized call center nurse at least once a week for the first month post-discharge, and monthly for the remainder of the six month study period. Patients may receive additional calls depending upon the information gathered during the scheduled call center phone calls and/or their health status as ascertained by the data (weight, heart rate, blood pressure, answers to general health and heart failure-related questions) transmitted daily by the wireless remote monitoring device.
Other Names:
  • Remote Monitoring
  • Care Transition Intervention
  • Care Transitions Intervention
  • Structured Telephone Monitoring

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
180 day rehospitalization rate
Time Frame: at 180 days post-discharge
Patient self-report in response to telephone survey, combined with administrative claims data of rehospitalization for any cause
at 180 days post-discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
7 day mortality rate
Time Frame: within 7 days post-discharge
Mortality during the study period. Next of kin will be contacted in the event the patient has expired to verify death and date of death.
within 7 days post-discharge
Change in quality of Life
Time Frame: as an inpatient, within 7 days post-discharge, and at 30 and 180 days post-discharge
Quality of life scores will be measured using standardized questionnaires, and data captured during enrollment will be compared with data captured during three post-discharge phone calls
as an inpatient, within 7 days post-discharge, and at 30 and 180 days post-discharge
30 day mortality rate
Time Frame: at 30 days post-discharge
Mortality during the study period. Next of kin will be contacted in the event the patient has expired to verify death and date of death.
at 30 days post-discharge
180 day mortality rate
Time Frame: at 180 days post-discharge
Mortality during the study period. Next of kin will be contacted in the event the patient has expired to verify death and date of death.
at 180 days post-discharge
30 day rehospitalization rate
Time Frame: at 30 days post-discharge
Patient self-report in response to telephone survey, combined with administrative claims data of rehospitalization for any cause
at 30 days post-discharge
7 day rehospitalization rate
Time Frame: within 7 days post-discharge
Patient self-report in response to telephone survey, combined with administrative claims data of rehospitalization for any cause
within 7 days post-discharge

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 18, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

May 25, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 11, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R01HS019311 (U.S. AHRQ Grant/Contract)

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