e-Diary in Heart Failure

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Heart Failure

Treatments: Behavioral: Movn Mobile App

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03452683

e-Diary in Heart Failure

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and feasibility of using a smartphone application to monitor symptoms and weight in patients with advanced heart failure.

Full description

Attention to symptoms of heart failure and weight gain are central tenets in heart failure patient education and self-care. A key self-care skill for heart failure patients is the early detection of subtle changes in symptoms. Daily diary use can be one method for patients to acknowledge and attend to their symptoms. This study is examining if the use of a diary in the form of an app on a mobile phone will improve patient outcomes. Participants will be randomized to one of two groups-- usual care or the Movn mobile application. Participants randomized to the mobile app will be asked to record their weight and any symptoms every day over the course of two months.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18 years old
• History of symptomatic heart failure (Class III or IV)
• Owns a smartphone or tablet compatible with the Movn mobile application

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment
• Lack of English proficiency/literacy
• Clinically unstable (decompensated heart failure NYHA class 3-4; unstable arrhythmias, aortic stenosis, thrombophlebitis, dissecting aneurysm, or symptomatic anemia; active infection; uncontrolled blood pressure: resting diastolic higher than 100 mmHg, systolic greater than 180 mmHg; unstable angina, 2nd or 3rd degree heart block; or uncontrolled high grade exercise-induced ventricular ectopy or hemodynamically unstable)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants randomized to the Usual Care arm will receive educational handouts.

Movn Mobile App

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to the Movn Mobile App arm will have the Movn app downloaded to their cell phone. Participants will enter in their weight and symptoms into the app every day.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Movn Mobile App