Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01446536
Effect of Quality Improvement Tools in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Decreased Readmissions and Improved Quality of Care With Use of Inexpensive Checklist in Heart Failure
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 96 (actual)
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Hypothesis: Quality Improvement tools like "Heart Failure Discharge Checklist" which emphasizes on proper education to patients, ensure appropriate dose titration and counselling improve outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Checklist cohort | CHF discharge checklist was used arbitrarily by their treating physicians in addition to the standard therapy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-06-01
- Completion
- 2010-06-01
- First posted
- 2011-10-05
- Last updated
- 2012-03-20
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01446536. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.