The Effectiveness of Integrated Interactive Digital Health Application and Telemonitoring in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

Hsiao Fu-Chih

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Health Behavior; Heart Failure

Treatments: Behavioral: Interactive digital health application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06583473

HFApp

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patient Source: Patients discharged from the cardiology ward with heart failure.

Intervention Group: Prior to discharge, patients will be provided with and instructed on how to use the "Intelligent Interactive Personal Management System for Heart Failure" as well as a "Bluetooth-enabled blood pressure monitor and scale for remote data transmission."

Control Group: Patients will receive standard medical care.

Assessment Method: The Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (EQ-5D), Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ-12), and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being; The 12-item Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp-12) will be completed before discharge, and at 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months post-discharge. The average time to complete the questionnaires is 10-15 minutes. Additionally, cardiovascular events and readmission rates will be tracked and analyzed over a 1-year period.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed with heart failure

Exclusion criteria

Inability to independently stand or get out of bed. Unstable condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Interactive digital health care

Experimental group

Description:

The "Intelligent Interactive Personal Management System for Heart Failure" and Bluetooth-enabled devices for remote monitoring of blood pressure and weight.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Interactive digital health application

Standard care

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will continue to receive standard medical care.