NCT04892004

Symptom Recognition Improves Self-care in Patients With Heart Failure.

Does Symptom Recognition Improve Self-care in Patients With Heart Failure. A Growth Latent Model

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: Instituto Politécnico de Leiria · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Describe a behaviour intervention to analyse self-care engagement in heart failure patients. Allocate patients with heart failure into 2 arms study: a control group and an intervention group.

Detailed description

According to medical record at admission, a pilot study was described and included 63 patients in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II-III. Patients were recruited in a hospital setting after discharge from a heart failure unit. Patients were allocated into a control group (n=33) and an intervention group (n=30) through the computerised random allocation generator at http://random.org. The pilot study was performed during three months per patient, with four moments of assessment (baseline, first-week follow-up, first-month follow-up, third-month follow-up).

Conditions

• Heart Failure
• Symptoms and Signs

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Symptom recognition	The patient receives a leaflet, which includes information about HF, primary symptoms, awareness of its detection and the fluid management plan. It also receives a weight diary, which helps him/her recall weight fluctuation and contact the nurse or doctor to call for help in a previous stage and avoid hospitalisation. Patients have to explain what they understand by HF, on follow-ups contacts, which are the main symptoms, if they are experiencing any of them and which difficulties managing fluid restriction and weight control. The leading investigator validates the information and teaches back contents if required.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-31
• Completion: 2017-12-31
• First posted: 2021-05-19
• Last updated: 2021-05-19