Health E Heart Study (South Texas Veterans Health Care System Heart Failure Disease Management Program/Study)
NCT ID: NCT00141856
Last Updated: 2008-06-23
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
420 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2005-06-30
2008-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Study subjects, recruited from the enrolled patient population of the STVHCS, are identified by a diagnosis of CHF in VA clinical databases. Administrative and clinical inclusion and exclusion criteria will be applied by review of medical records. Subjects who appear to meet inclusion criteria will be mailed a pre-enrollment letter containing an Information Sheet describing the program. A follow-up phone call by an RN will go over the program in detail, review the Information Sheet, and initiate enrollment if the subject wishes to participate. As a less than minimal risk study, verbal consent or refusal will be documented in the respective subject's computerized medical record. Assenting subjects will be randomized by the last digit of the social security (odd and even) in a 1:1 ratio to the control group (standard care at STVHCS) or the intervention group (receiving the telephonic disease management services in addition to standard care). The intervention group will receive a telephonic intervention for one year that consists of formal scheduled nurse telephone education sessions, 24-hour access to a nurse counseling and symptom advice telephone line, printed action plans, workbooks, and individualized assessment letters, medication compliance reminders, vaccination reminders, and physician alerts about signs and symptoms of decompensation. Once enrolled, the RN conducts a telephonic assessment at intake, 6, and 12 months to assess each participant's knowledge, behavior, and health status related to the HF condition.
All subjects enrolled in the study will continue to receive comprehensive heart failure care from the STVHCS with those subjects randomized to the program receiving the additional telephonic intervention. Risk stratification is determined from a combination of review of the medical record patient admission history, and other self-reported information. Factors considered include: Goldman Specific Activity Scale, self-management practices, medical history, medical management, and psychosocial factors. The algorithm employs Boolean logic and sorts patients into one of three categories that determines the frequency of scheduled calls over the course of the year. The communications to physicians occurs through the VA CPRS system regularly, usually after each scheduled patient call. Pre-specific clinical, process, and economic outcomes will be collected on all subjects and analyzed at 6 and 12 months post-randomization.
Comparisons: The study will compare resources consumed in providing care to patients with heart failure post-randomization receiving standard care with resources consumed with standard care supplemented by the Health E Heart Disease Management Program. The study will measure direct VA medical care costs.
Study subjects will all receive comprehensive medical care for congestive heart failure from the STVHCS. Experimental subjects will receive additional telephone calls, patient education sessions, customized treatment and self-management plans, and written patient education materials. All subjects will receive telephonic assessments of health status, and functional status at 6 and 12 months after randomization.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
NONE
Study Groups
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1
Telephone care
Interventions
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Telephone care
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Have a diagnosis of heart failure
* Have received care in urgent care or have been hospitalized, or have more than 12 outpatient visits in the last twelve months.
* Speak either English or Spanish.
Exclusion Criteria
* Prior heart transplant
* End-stage or terminal illness in addition to heart failure, such as metastatic malignancy or AIDS with anticipated life expectancy less than 6 months.
* Residence in a nursing home
* Currently participating in another research or care management program.
* No access to a telephone
* Severe dementia
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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US Department of Veterans Affairs
FED
Responsible Party
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Principal Investigators
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Richard L Bauer, MD MSc BA
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
VA South Texas Health Care System
Locations
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VA South Texas Health Care System
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Countries
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References
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Goff DC Jr, Pandey DK, Chan FA, Ortiz C, Nichaman MZ. Congestive heart failure in the United States: is there more than meets the I(CD code)? The Corpus Christi Heart Project. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Jan 24;160(2):197-202. doi: 10.1001/archinte.160.2.197.
Berg GD, Wadhwa S, Johnson AE. A matched-cohort study of health services utilization and financial outcomes for a heart failure disease-management program in elderly patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Oct;52(10):1655-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52457.x.
Galbreath AD, Krasuski RA, Smith B, Stajduhar KC, Kwan MD, Ellis R, Freeman GL. Long-term healthcare and cost outcomes of disease management in a large, randomized, community-based population with heart failure. Circulation. 2004 Dec 7;110(23):3518-26. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000148957.62328.89. Epub 2004 Nov 7.
Fonarow GC. Heart failure disease management programs: not a class effect. Circulation. 2004 Dec 7;110(23):3506-8. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000151101.17629.20. No abstract available.
Mendez GF, Cowie MR. The epidemiological features of heart failure in developing countries: a review of the literature. Int J Cardiol. 2001 Sep-Oct;80(2-3):213-9. doi: 10.1016/s0167-5273(01)00497-1.
McCullough PA, Philbin EF, Spertus JA, Kaatz S, Sandberg KR, Weaver WD; Resource Utilization Among Congestive Heart Failure (REACH) Study. Confirmation of a heart failure epidemic: findings from the Resource Utilization Among Congestive Heart Failure (REACH) study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Jan 2;39(1):60-9. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01700-4.
Other Identifiers
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Bauer0004
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
045-0023-313
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id