Simple alert could save heart failure patients from hospital
NCT ID NCT07467668
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether sending doctors a reminder about IV iron guidelines helps heart failure patients with iron deficiency get the recommended treatment. About 3,000 hospitalized adults with heart failure and low iron will be included. Doctors in the intervention group receive a notification with test results and guidelines; those in the control group continue usual care. The goal is to see if this increases IV iron use and, secondarily, reduces hospital visits and deaths.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intravenous (IV) iron
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple reminder to doctors increases use of IV iron, potentially reducing hospital visits and deaths in heart failure patients with iron deficiency.
- What could go wrong
- This is a cluster trial testing a notification system, not a new drug. The effect on health outcomes is secondary and uncertain. Results may not apply outside this health system.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Division of Research
RECRUITINGPleasanton, California, 94588, United States
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