Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Circulatory System Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
For the control group, a classic state of the art lecture of 1.5-3 hours on heart failure from a cardiologist is used. For the intervention group, an interactive training of 1.5 days plus a refresher
Sponsors
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium Für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF])
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Objective left- or bi-ventricular heart failure with an ejection fraction of 40% or less (affirmation of the limitation of the heart with echocardiography, no older then six months) 2. Age =40 years 3. Stability of the disease at the point of time of inclusion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Primary valvular heart disease with relevant hemodynamic effects 2. Hypertrophic obstructive/restrictive cardiomyopathy (HOCM/RCM) 3. Organ transplantation 4. Acute left ventricular failure 5. Short life expectancy due to a serious concomitant illness 6. Impaired mental state that prevents accurate answers to questions 7. Addictive disorders with continuing drug abuse despite social, legal or professional conflicts
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is health related quality of life (Qol) of patients with heart failure measured with SF-36, scale 1 (physical functioning). Change of Qol is measured from T1 to T2. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are the other dimensions: Qol of SF-36, the disease specific Qol (KCCQ), patient perceived quality of care (EUROPEP), readmission to hospital or death due to heart failure (combined), improvement of heart failure according to BNP. | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed