Effects of a Multidisciplinary Integrated Care Model on Care Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (MICM-HFpEF)

August 30, 2026 updated by: Chimei Medical Center

A Prospective Quasi-Experimental Study With Historical Control to Evaluate the Effects of a Multidisciplinary Integrated Care Model on Care Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for approximately half of all heart failure cases and is associated with frequent hospitalizations, poor quality of life, and limited effective treatment options. Fragmented, single-discipline care often fails to address the multiple comorbidities and self-management needs of this population.

This study evaluates a Multidisciplinary Integrated Care Model (MICM) for patients with HFpEF, delivered by a coordinated team including cardiologists, case managers, pharmacists, dietitians, and rehabilitation specialists. The intervention group will receive structured team-based care, including regular follow-up, medication optimization, dietary and lifestyle counseling, and exercise guidance, in addition to standard cardiology care.

Using a prospective quasi-experimental design with a historical control group, this study compares clinical and patient-reported outcomes between patients receiving the multidisciplinary integrated care model and a historical cohort receiving usual care. The primary aim is to determine whether this integrated care approach improves outcomes such as heart failure-related hospitalization, functional status, and quality of life in patients with HFpEF.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome characterized by signs and symptoms of heart failure with a left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50%. It disproportionately affects older adults and patients with multiple comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease. Despite its high prevalence and disease burden, few pharmacologic therapies have demonstrated consistent benefit in this population, highlighting the importance of non-pharmacologic and system-level interventions.

This study investigates whether a Multidisciplinary Integrated Care Model (MICM) improves care outcomes for patients with HFpEF compared with historical usual care. The MICM intervention integrates the following components:

  • Cardiology-led clinical management with guideline-directed medical therapy optimization
  • Case management for care coordination, symptom monitoring, and care transitions
  • Pharmacist-led medication review and adherence support
  • Nutritional counseling tailored to heart failure and comorbidity management
  • Structured exercise and cardiac rehabilitation guidance
  • Patient and caregiver education on self-management and warning signs

Eligible participants are adults diagnosed with HFpEF (left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50%) who receive care at the study institution. The intervention cohort will be prospectively enrolled and followed under the MICM program, while the historical control cohort will consist of patients who received standard usual care prior to program implementation, matched on relevant baseline characteristics.

Outcomes of interest include heart failure-related hospitalization and emergency visits, all-cause mortality, functional capacity, NYHA functional class, and health-related quality of life. Data will be collected through structured clinical assessments and medical record review at baseline and at scheduled follow-up intervals.

Findings from this study are intended to generate evidence on the effectiveness of multidisciplinary, team-based care models in improving outcomes for patients with HFpEF, and to inform future integrated care program development in similar clinical settings.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

200

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 Contact

  • Name: Kai-Ning Chung, RN, MSN
  • Phone Number: 57121 +886-6-+886-6-2812811
  • Email: 9608L7@chimei.org.tw

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
    • Yongkang Dist
      • Tainan, Yongkang Dist, Taiwan, 71004
        • Chi Mei Medical Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Kai-Ning Chung, RN, MSN

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Hospitalized with a physician diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% on echocardiography performed during the index hospitalization
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III to IV
  • Able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese and understand the study intervention
  • For the prospective intervention group: willing to participate and provide written informed consent. For the historical control group: existing medical record data will be collected under a waiver of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who elected hospice or palliative care as part of an advance care plan during the index hospitalization
  • Severe cognitive impairment without a family member or caregiver available to assist with the digital platform
  • Anticipated inability to complete post-discharge follow-up or lack of regular follow-up at the study institution's outpatient clinic
  • Length of index hospital stay less than 24 hours

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MICM Intervention Group
Participants prospectively enrolled and managed under the Multidisciplinary Integrated Care Model (MICM), receiving coordinated care from cardiologists, case managers, pharmacists, dietitians, and rehabilitation specialists, in addition to standard cardiology follow-up.
Other: Multidisciplinary Integrated Care Model (MICM)
A structured, team-based care program integrating cardiology management, case management, pharmacist-led medication review, nutritional counseling, and exercise guidance, delivered to patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Other: Historical Control Group
A retrospective cohort of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction who received usual, non-integrated cardiology care prior to implementation of the multidisciplinary integrated care model.
Other: Usual Care
Standard, non-integrated cardiology care as routinely provided prior to implementation of the multidisciplinary integrated care model.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Length of Hospital Stay
Time Frame: From hospital admission to discharge, up to 30 days
Mean length of hospital stay, measured in days from hospital admission to discharge, among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), compared between the multidisciplinary integrated care intervention group and the historical usual care control group.
From hospital admission to discharge, up to 30 days
30-Day Hospital Readmission Rate
Time Frame: 30 days post-discharge
Proportion of participants readmitted to the hospital for any cause within 30 days of discharge, compared between the multidisciplinary integrated care intervention group and the historical usual care control group.
30 days post-discharge
90-Day Hospital Readmission Rate
Time Frame: 90 days post-discharge
Proportion of participants readmitted to the hospital for any cause within 90 days of discharge, compared between the multidisciplinary integrated care intervention group and the historical usual care control group.
90 days post-discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Quality of Life as Measured by the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ)
Time Frame: Baseline and 3 months post-intervention
Change in quality of life among patients with HFpEF following the multidisciplinary integrated care intervention, assessed using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ). The total score ranges from 0 to 105, with lower scores indicating better health-related quality of life and higher scores indicating worse health-related quality of life.
Baseline and 3 months post-intervention
Change in Self-Care Ability as Measured by the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index v8.0 (SCHFI v8.0)
Time Frame: Baseline and 3 months post-intervention
Change in self-care ability among patients with HFpEF following the multidisciplinary integrated care intervention, assessed using the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index version 8.0 (SCHFI v8.0), which includes three scales: self-care maintenance, symptom perception, and self-care management. Each scale is standardized to a score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better self-care ability.
Baseline and 3 months post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Chimei Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

August 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 9, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

September 1, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 1, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2026

Last Verified

August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CMMC11506-020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data will not be shared, as this study involves data collected under local institutional review board approval, and the study protocol does not include provisions for external data sharing due to patient privacy and confidentiality considerations.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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