Health Condition 1: I509- Heart failure, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Documented diagnosis of Heart Failure Reduced Ejection Fraction by echocardiography (LVEF less than 45%) Admitted as an inpatient and planned for discharge NYHA functional Class II to III Owns an android smartphone and able to read and write English or Tamil fluently Willing to undertake self-measurement of vital parameters
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients residing in nursing homes/care homes Visual/Cognitive/Physical/Psychological impairment Significant comorbidities like Severe COPD with Cor-pulmonale/ Severe Pulmonary Hypertension/ Cancer on palliative therapy with less than six month survival Severe Stenosis of any heart valve awaiting surgery ESRD on Renal replacement therapy Major surgery scheduled within 6 months (CABG/ Valve replacement, etc.) Pregnancy Cyanotic congenital heart disease On home oxygen / ventilator therapy Alcohol/Substance dependence Morbid Obesity (BMI less than 40)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Six minutes walk testTimepoint: 6th month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of unplanned heart failure-related admissions, time to all-cause unplanned readmission or death, number of HF hospital days, change in NYHA class, self-care (SCHFI) score,(quality of life (EQ-5D-3L) score, medication adherence (ARMS-SF) score, NT-proBNP and physiological parametersTimepoint: 6th month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)