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Development and evaluation of a nurse-based counselling concept to promote self-care skills concerning thirst in hospitalized patients with advanced chronic heart failure waiting for a heart transplantation - Second and third study phase

Development and evaluation of a nurse-based counselling concept to promote self-care skills concerning thirst in hospitalized patients with advanced chronic heart failure waiting for a heart transplantation - Second and third study phase

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00031440
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-03-15
Start date
2023-06-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I50

Interventions

Group 1: Study phase 2: Testing the feasibility of the counselling concept: - Focus group with 6-8 experts - Cognitive interviews with 2 patients, who have already received a heart transplantation and

Sponsors

Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Before-After-Study: - advanced chronic heart failure - screening for transplantation - hospital stay (expected > 14 days), - understanding and speaking the German language - available written consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Before-After-Study: - Disorientation - Ventilation - Terminal phase - (L-)VAD implantation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Before-after study: Thirst intensity—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Before-after study: Thirst distress, thirst frequency, dry mouth, health-related quality of life, depression and anxiety, satisfaction with information sharing, level of informedness, perceived involvement in care, experience with counselling on thirst—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFranziska Wefer

Herz- und Diabteszentrum NRW, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

fwefer@hdz-nrw.de+495731973035

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026