Simple alert could save heart failure patients from hospital
NCT ID NCT07467668
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether sending doctors a reminder about IV iron guidelines helps heart failure patients with iron deficiency get the recommended treatment. About 3,000 hospitalized adults with heart failure and low iron will be included. Doctors in the intervention group receive a notification with test results and guidelines; those in the control group continue usual care. The goal is to see if this increases IV iron use and, secondarily, reduces hospital visits and deaths.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- intravenous (IV) iron
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple reminder to doctors increases use of IV iron, potentially reducing hospital visits and deaths in heart failure patients with iron deficiency.
- What could go wrong
- This is a cluster trial testing a notification system, not a new drug. The effect on health outcomes is secondary and uncertain. Results may not apply outside this health system.
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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 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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18 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: Adults (age \>18 years); Diagnosed heart failure with most recent left ventricular ejection fraction \<50%; Hospitalized for any reason for the index admission; Documented iron deficiency defined as TSAT \<20% during the index hospitalization; At least 6 months of health plan coverage and prescription drug benefit before admission Exclusion Criteria: A documented allergy to IV iron in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) electronic health record (EHR) system; A history of hemochromatosis (i.e., iron overload) based on KPNC EHR data; End-stage kidney disease (defined as receiving chronic dialysis or a prior kidney transplant) or advanced chronic kidney disease (i.e., estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2) based on most recent pre-admission outpatient laboratory results or the KPNC regional End-Stage Kidney Disease Treatment Registry; Serum ferritin \>300 ng/mL based on KPNC EHR data; Diagnosed with metastatic cancer and/or receiving systemic chemotherapy based on KPNC EHR data; Institutionalized (e.g., prison) and/or receiving palliative care per KPNC EHR data
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Conditions
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Locations
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Division of Research
RECRUITINGPleasanton, California, 94588, United States
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