Heart failure patients play game to boost daily health habits
NCT ID NCT05056129
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a sensor-controlled digital game can motivate adults with heart failure to regularly check their weight and stay active. About 200 participants will either get the game plus sensors or just the sensors alone. The goal is to see if the game helps people stick with these important self-care behaviors over 24 weeks.
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Study facts
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- 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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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45 years and older
- Sex
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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: * Age 45 years or older * New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart failure classification of I to III that permits minimal physical activity without discomfort * have experienced HF hospitalization in the past 12 months * be fluent in English * Pass a mini-cognitive screen * Score of less than 2 (able to independently walk without using a cane or walker) on the Outcome and Assessment Information Set item for ambulation/locomotion Exclusion Criteria: * severe visual (e.g., legally blind) or tactile (e.g., severe arthritis) impairments that adversely prevent the use of a smartphone or sensor devices; * a history of renal failure, which adversely affects HF prognosis * a diagnosis of an end-stage or terminal illness (e.g., cancer) * undergone heart transplantation, or implantation of a durable mechanical circulatory support device (e.g., left ventricular assist device) due to unique self-management needs.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Austin
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78701, United States
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