Home medical care support study in patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices using Social Networking Service.

Home medical care support study in patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices using Social Networking Service. - HMCS

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030617

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-01

Start date

2018-03-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Interventions

Home medical care support using Social Networking Service

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Heart failure patients with LVAD who completed the home management program (self-management of daily life, wound site, devices and troubleshooting) and evaluated as dischargeable or already discharged from the hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Without access to a telephone line. (2) Patients who refused to participate in the study (3) Patients who are considered not eligible for the study by the attending doctor due to other reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time in therapeutic range (TTR) from baseline to Last follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(1) Cumulative incidence of LVAD complications that associated with anticoagulation therapy and skin penetration management. (2) Number of cumulative incidences of other LVAD complications ( Devices trouble, Right heart failure, Aortic regurgitation, Arrhythmia, etc. ) (3) TTR ( 30 days before development of LVAD complications ) (4) All-cause death (5) Adherence (6) Number of cumulative onset of other adverse events (7) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale of patients and care givers	—

Measure

Time frame

(1) Cumulative incidence of LVAD complications that associated with anticoagulation therapy and skin penetration management. (2) Number of cumulative incidences of other LVAD complications ( Devices trouble, Right heart failure, Aortic regurgitation, Arrhythmia, etc. ) (3) TTR ( 30 days before development of LVAD complications ) (4) All-cause death (5) Adherence (6) Number of cumulative onset of other adverse events (7) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale of patients and care givers

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKoichi Node

Saga University Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

cardiostudy@ml.cc.saga-u.ac.jp0952-34-2364

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026