Text messages may ease heart failure burden in ethiopia

NCT ID NCT07650474

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

Summary

This study tests whether a mobile-based telemedicine program—using phone calls and text messages for health education, medication reminders, and lifestyle advice—can improve quality of life in adults with chronic heart failure. About 70 patients in Ethiopia will be split into two groups: one receiving routine care plus mobile support, the other routine care only. After 8 weeks, researchers will compare changes in quality-of-life scores between the groups.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

mobile-based telemedicine (phone calls and text messages for health education, medication reminders, lifestyle advice, and follow-up support)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could show that simple mobile support improves daily life and symptom control for heart failure patients, especially in low-resource settings.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage study with only 72 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is short (8 weeks), and quality-of-life improvements may be modest or not last.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congestive heart failure heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Menelik II Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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