Effectiveness of Advance Care Planning Discussions Utilizing Illness Reflections for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1030230553

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-10

Start date

2023-08-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

heart failure

Interventions

Reflections on the disease

D046650

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (i) Patients admitted to an acute care hospital for heart failure (ii) Patients whose symptoms have improved to the point where discharge is imminent (iii) Patients with heart failure AHA staging Stage C or higher.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, and patients diagnosed with delirium.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Willingness to discuss the future	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Can you talk about the future without difficulty (naturally)? Satisfaction with interactions related to discussions about the future conducted with the researcher Timeliness of intervention Timeliness of the intervention	—

Contacts

Public ContactHonma Takashi

Nursing depertment

yanebroh@gmail.com+81-80-1849-9038

Outcome results

None listed

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