Nudging doctors to offer home care cuts hospital stays for heart failure patients

NCT ID NCT03724695

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a program called Advanced Heart Care at Home (AHCAH) that brings heart failure and palliative care into patients' homes. Doctors of 709 seriously ill heart failure patients were randomly assigned to either usual care or a 'nudge' encouraging them to enroll their patient in AHCAH. The goal was to see if this approach reduces hospital days and improves end-of-life care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart failure Patient Acceptance of Health Care

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 191014, United States