Heart failure accreditation program aims to save lives in china
NCT ID NCT07371780
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a national hospital accreditation program for heart failure centers can improve care and outcomes for patients hospitalized with heart failure. About 6,240 adults across multiple hospitals in China will be followed for 12 months after discharge. The program focuses on standardizing diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up to reduce rehospitalizations and deaths.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 6,240 people
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- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 years and older
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Eligibility Criteria for Participating Centers * The participating center must be registered on the China Heart Failure Center website.Institutions applying for standard-level or primary-level heart failure center accreditation are required to have reported at least 300 or 100 heart failure cases, respectively, and must continuously report at least 10 or 8 heart failure cases per month, respectively. * The participating center must have the capability to implement quality improvement measures. Eligibility Criteria for Participants * Age 18 years or older. * Heart failure is the primary reason for hospitalization. Whether hospitalization is due to heart failure will be determined by local investigators, but must meet the following criteria: i. Presence of symptoms of heart failure (such as dyspnea or fatigue), signs of heart failure (such as elevated jugular venous pressure or peripheral edema), or laboratory or imaging evidence, including but not limited to: Pulmonary congestion on chest X-ray, Elevated natriuretic peptide levels, Echocardiographic evidence of structural or functional cardiac abnormalities. ii. Receipt of treatment targeting acute or chronic heart failure etiology, such as intravenous diuretics, vasodilators, positive inotropic agents, or coronary revascularization. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a life-threatening condition unrelated to heart failure with an expected life expectancy of less than 1 year (for example, advanced malignancy). * Inability to complete the planned follow-up assessments.
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