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ACT-HF: Attention, Cognition and Self-Management in Heart Failure

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The University of Chicago

Status

Completed

Conditions

Heart Failure

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other
Industry

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is designed to determine if a relationship exists between problems with memory, attention, learning, insight and executive function and self management in heart failure.

Full description

Eligible participants are those 75 years of age or less, with left ventricular ejection fractions of 40% or less, english speaking and no known cognitive deficits. Participants will be administered the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status and the Controlled Oral Word Association test at the study visit. They will also be asked to complete the Self-Care in Heart Failure Index and the Anosognosia Questionnaire for Dementia at their convenience and mail back to investigator. Participants will be contacted in 90 days to determine if they have been hospitalized, and if so, for how many days.

Enrollment

72 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 75 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • 75 years of age or less
  • ejection fraction 40% or less
  • heart failure 6 months or more
  • English speaking
  • no known dementia
  • no active substance abuse
  • presence of caregiver/support

Exclusion criteria

  • neurologic disorders potentially causing cognitive dysfunction

Trial design

72 participants in 1 patient group

Heart failure
Description:
Outpatients with heart failure, age 75 or less, left ventricular ejection fraction 40% or less, english speaking with no known dementia

Trial contacts and locations

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