Heart Failure Self-care Mobile Application to Reduce Readmissions Trial (HF-SMART)

University of Pittsburgh

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Heart Failure

Treatments: Other: Mobile Health Technology Platform; Other: Usual care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03982017

K12HS019461 (U.S. AHRQ Grant/Contract)

STUDY18110012

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a patient-centered comparative effectiveness feasibility pilot designed to examine an intervention to increase heart failure self-care and symptom recognition. The investigators will randomize 100 participants to receive either usual care at the time of discharge after heart failure admission or a smartphone application that enhances self-care.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inpatient admission for acute decompensated heart failure
• Left ventricular systolic or diastolic heart failure
• Owns a smartphone with a data plan

Exclusion criteria

• Hospice or life expectancy less than 6 months
• Palliative inotrope use
• Heart transplant listed, or status post transplant
• Ventricular assist devise present, or awaiting placement
• Not being discharged to home
• Unable to provide consent or comply with the intervention
• Current enrollment in a remote monitoring/ telehealth program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Consists of routine care at the time of hospital discharge, to be provided at the discretion of the clinicians caring for the participant.

Treatment:

Other: Usual care

Application

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be provided a special link to navigate to the online content and resources.

Treatment:

Other: Mobile Health Technology Platform