Better Effectiveness After Transition - Heart Failure (BEAT-HF)
Status
Completed
Conditions
Heart Failure
Treatments
Other: Structured Telephone / Remote Outpatient Monitoring
Details and patient eligibility
About
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.
Enrollment
1,437 patients
Sex
All
Ages
50+ years old
Volunteers
No Healthy Volunteers
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
Trial design
Primary purpose
Health Services Research
Allocation
Randomized
Interventional model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open label)
1,437 participants in 2 patient groups
Current Care
No Intervention group
Description:
Patients will receive the current care provided to heart failure patients at each of the study sites
Care Transition Intervention
Experimental group
Description:
Care transition intervention beginning prior to discharge and through six months post-discharge.
Treatment:
Other: Structured Telephone / Remote Outpatient Monitoring
Trial contacts and locations
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