NCT07068308

Effects of a Wed-based FRAIL-SM Program Among Patients With Heart Failure

Development and Effectiveness of a Wed-based FRAIL-SM Program Among Patients With Heart Failure

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 328 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to examine the effects of web-based FRAIL-SM (Family involvement, self-Regulation skills training, Autonomy, Information sharing and Linkage, Self-Management) on frailty, self-management behaviors and quality of life in patients with heart failure and their families' heart failure knowledge, confidence, strain, and quality of life. Patients are recruited with a convenience sampling from two medical centers in Taiwan. The web-based FRAIL-SM includes Family involvement, self-Regulation, Autonomy support, Information sharing and Linkage.

Detailed description

A randomized controlled trial is conducted. Subjects are selected using a convenience sampling and are randomly assigned to the intervention or control group by stratified randomization according to participation of post-acute care. Patients in the intervention group will receive an 8-week web-based FRAIL-SM program. Data is collected by researchers using a structural questionnaire including frailty, heart failure knowledge, self-care of heart failure, and quality of life and physical indicators such as levels of B-type natriuretic peptide, hemoglobin, hematocrit, albumin at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after enrollment.

Conditions

• Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	web-based FRAIL-SM program	The 8-week web-based FRAIL-SM includes family involvement, self-regulation, autonomy support, information sharing and linkage.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-01
• Primary completion: 2027-05-31
• Completion: 2027-07-31
• First posted: 2025-07-16
• Last updated: 2025-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan