NCT04737759

Taking Care of Us: A Dyadic Intervention for Heart Failure Couples

Taking Care of Us: A Dyadic Intervention for Heart Failure

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research study is evaluating the efficacy and feasibility of a novel, dyadic intervention for heart failure couples versus an educational counseling intervention.

Detailed description

There is a critical need for theoretically- and empirically-driven dyadic interventions to improve the outcomes of both adults with heart failure and their partners. The proposed study will evaluate a novel, dyadic program, Taking Care of Us, versus an educational counseling condition using a randomized controlled trial on 72 couples living with heart failure. Both programs are offered via Zoom by trained interventionists and last approximately two months. Specifically, we will 1) determine the efficacy of the Taking Care of Us intervention on dyadic health; 2) determine the efficacy of the Taking Care of Us intervention on dyadic appraisal and dyadic management; and 3) determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Taking Care of Us intervention.

Conditions

• Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Taking Care of Us	A social-behavioral intervention that is targeted at the couple living with heart failure and delivered via Zoom.
OTHER	SUPPORT	SUPPORT is an educational counseling intervention that is targeted at the couple living with heart failure and delivered by Zoom.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-09
• Primary completion: 2023-05-31
• Completion: 2023-05-31
• First posted: 2021-02-04
• Last updated: 2024-06-12
• Results posted: 2024-06-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States