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Remote coaching gets heart patients on lifesaving drugs faster
NCT ID NCT05734690
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two remote care strategies to help heart failure patients get the right medications. 503 adults with heart failure were randomly assigned to either immediate medication start or education first. The goal was to see which approach led to more patients using recommended drugs after 3 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SGLT2i, beta blocker, ARNI, MRA, MTD (drugs)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote care helps more heart failure patients get the right medications quickly.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 4 trial focused on implementation, not a new treatment. Results may not apply to all healthcare systems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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503 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Documented diagnosis of heart failure (e.g., ICD-9 codes 428 ICD-10 codes I50 or Problem list in the electronic health record) * Most recent EF assessed within the past 24 months * Seen Mass General Brigham provider within the last 24 months * English or Spanish speaking Exclusion Criteria: * LVEF\<50% currently prescribed or intolerant to both ARNi and SGLT2i * LVEF\>50% currently prescribed or intolerant to SGLT2i * Systolic blood pressure (SBP) \<90 mmHg at last measure * Current severe aortic stenosis or severe aortic insufficiency * Known amyloid heart disease * Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension on disease-specific therapies (e.g., Ambrisentan, Bosentan, Epoprostenol, Treprostinil, Iloprost) * eGFR\<30 mL/min/1.73m2 * Active chemotherapy * Receiving end-of-life care or hospice * History of transplant, currently listed above status 4 or being evaluated for transplant * Outpatient intravenous inotrope use * Current use of a Ventricular Assist Device * Physician's discretion as inappropriate for remote management program
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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