Heart failure patients get a digital coach: new study tests WhatsApp training for better symptom control
NCT ID NCT07538596
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured medication training program delivered via WhatsApp can help people with heart failure better manage their symptoms and stick to their medication routine. Researchers will compare the training group to a group receiving standard care. The study involves 70 adults with mild heart failure and follows them for 12 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 70 people
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- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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- 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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18 to 65 years
- 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: * Must be 18 years of age or older. * Individuals who are willing to participate in the study * No communication problems * Having been diagnosed with KY for at least 6 months * Having the ability to read, write and speak Turkish . * Mildly reduced ejection fraction (left ventricular EF 41-49%) * Individuals with WhatsApp application * Individuals who can use a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * Not being willing to participate in the study don't be under the age of 18 * Lack of ability to read, write and speak Turkish * Low ejection fraction (left ventricle EF. 40%) * Preserved ejection fraction (left ventricular EF.50%)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital
Istanbul, Kadikoy, Turkey (Türkiye)
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