Fluid control educational intervention in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

Fluid control educational intervention on improving thirst, fluid intake, depression, sleep interruption, and heart failure severity in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20200505009

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-05

Start date

2018-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

heart failure depression sleep interruption thirst acute decompensated heart failure thirst depression sleep interruption readmission fluid control educational intervention

Interventions

Fluid control educational intervention&#44

including the: 1.Strategy of regularly drinking small amount of water: Participants need to input the water intake on the mobile app for calculating the total daily water and recording the thirst dist

including heart failure symptoms and signs&#44

medication adherence&#44

eating low&#45

salt diet&#44

daily body weight measurement and reducing heart congestion symptoms. 3.Body weight monitoring and physiological feedback: teach how to monitor weight changes and congestion symptoms for flexible adju

Experimental Behavioral,Experimental Behavioral

Fluid control educational intervention,control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosis of heart failure with NYHA functional classes of III-IV according to the International Diagnostic Classification -10, standard code I50. 2.The medical record showing the admission was due to acute decompensated heart failure 3.Those who have been hospitalized for at least 24 hours and are in a stable condition and can answer the questionnaire. 4. Can communicate with Mandarin or Taiwanese.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe diabetes, receiving hemodialysis, and diseases related to fluid imbalance (such as diabetes insipidus).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Thirst, fluid intake, depression, sleep interruption, heart failure severity Five days during the hospitalization, and one month and three months after the in Orthodema Score, DailyCare BioMedical, Patient Health Questionnaire, actiwatch, thirst distress	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fluid control five days during the hospitalization and one month and three months after the intervention Body weight biofeedback, heart failure severity	—

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactHsing Mei Chen

Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University

hsingmei@mail.ncku.edu.tw886-6-2353535

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026