COVID-19
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: 30 heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction or their caregivers will receive a weekly educational message through the Whatsapp® application sent by a central and a mon
Sponsors
Hospital Geral Roberto Santos
Hospital Geral Roberto Santos
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients were eligible for inclusion if they were 18 years of age or older, had heart failure with an ejection fraction less than or equal to 40%, regardless of etiology, assessed by an echocardiogram performed within a maximum of six months before randomization, functional class I- III (New York Heart Association), optimized drug therapy, cell phone with access to the Whatsapp® application.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with any non-cardiac condition that, in the investigator's opinion, leads to a life expectancy of less than 12 months, functional class IV (NYHA), cardiogenic shock, cardiac surgery within the previous 8 weeks, heart transplant waiting list, failure chronic kidney disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, inability to understand or interact with text messages due to illiteracy, cognitive impairment or social problems, severe depression and uncontrolled arrhythmia.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To Assess worsening functional class, worsening quality of life, ICU admission and death from all causes | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected Outcome 1 To evaluate the number of hospitalizations and cardiac decompensations in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction submitted to non-invasive telemonitoring.;Endpoint found 1 In heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, sending messages via the Whatsapp® application did not reduce the number of hospitalizations and cardiac decompensations. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactIgor Schonhofen
Hospital Geral Roberto Santos
Outcome results
None listed