NCT06994325

Testing the CHAT Program for Patients With Heart Failure

A Pilot Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial for the Conversations Helpful for Awareness of Illness Trajectory (CHAT) Intervention

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The researchers are studying whether an intervention that involves video-based educational content and a health coach is acceptable, feasible, and effective for people with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Detailed description

This is a pilot randomized controlled trial of 50 subjects that will compare the CHAT intervention (video-based educational content and a health coach) with usual care. Video-based educational content was developed based on Adult Learning Theory and Social Cognitive Theory. Key content areas covered by the videos and health coach will include: HFpEF Overview, Signs and Symptoms of HFpEF, Medication Management, Physical Activity and Diet with HFpEF, and Planning for the Future (Advance Care Planning).

Conditions

• HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Conversations Helpful for Awareness of Illness Trajectory (CHAT) Intervention	The Conversations Helpful for Awareness of illness Trajectory (CHAT) intervention will incorporate 4 health-coach sessions, supplemented by 7 educational videos. Each session will be up to 60 minutes long and will be conducted remotely. During the health coach sessions, a trained health coach will work with subjects, reviewing the content of each video and emphasizing key learning content.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard of Care (SOC)	The Standard of Care Group will not have access to the Health Coach or video-based educational content. This group will have no study activities during Weeks 1-7 but will participate in follow-up assessments.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-31
• Primary completion: 2026-07-11
• Completion: 2026-07-11
• First posted: 2025-05-29
• Last updated: 2026-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States