Heart failure patients get a coach: will it help?
NCT ID NCT06994325
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program called CHAT for people aged 60 and older with a type of heart failure called HFpEF. Participants get up to four sessions with a health coach and watch seven educational videos, all from home. The goal is to see if this helps them manage their condition better and improves their quality of life. The study will enroll 50 people and track changes over 90 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- health coaching sessions and educational videos
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple coaching program helps people with heart failure take better care of themselves at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 50 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It tests a behavioral program, not a new drug, so the impact is likely modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Male or Female ≥ 60 years old 2. Documentation of HFpEF according to clinical practice guidelines Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previously referred to hospice care 2. Prior completion of advance directives; forms uploaded to the EMR in the past 3 years 3. Moderate-severe dementia or psychiatric disorder precluding informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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