Heart Failure
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this pilot randomized study is to examine whether integrating the SIRIO-HF virtual assistant (VA) into the outpatient management of participants recently discharged from hospital with a new diagnosis of heart failure (HF), may reduce the need for regular medical assessment and the healthcare burden, reduce variability in healthcare, and meet with participant satisfaction, without compromising participant safety and overall care quality.
Interventions
OTHERHF-guided VA
VA guided recommendation
OTHERStandard-of-care
Standard-of-care
Sponsors
Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, Sassari University Hospital, Sassari, Italy
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age ≥ 18 years * Newly diagnosed HF with New York Heart Association class II-III symptoms at discharge
Exclusion criteria
* Known prior history of HF * Severe comorbidities that could affect protocol adherence, in the opinion of the investigator * Alternative diagnosis for symptoms such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * Dementia or other cognitive impairment * Currently involved in another interventional clinical trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of the intervention to users (participants) | 12 weeks | This will be assessed utilising an adapted 'acceptability of intervention measure' (AIM) |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Primary ContactJoshua H Leader, MBChB, BSc
Backup ContactDiana A Gorog, MD, PhD
Outcome results
None listed