Heart failure patients get mental health support in new study
NCT ID NCT07313657
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called FRAME that helps heart failure patients discuss stress, anxiety, and depression with their doctors and loved ones. About 7,300 patients in Ontario, Canada will take surveys before and after using the tool. The goal is to see if the program makes it easier for patients to get mental health support.
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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 7,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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40 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: For Patients (Surveys and Optional Interviews): * Patients at risk of heart failure (e.g., irregular heartbeat, coronary artery disease, a past heart attack, high blood pressure that is being treated, cardiomyopathy), or with a self-reported/documented diagnosis of heart failure OR on the following list of medications : * Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI), called sacubitril-valsartan * Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), called "prils" * Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), called "sartans" * Beta-blockers, called "lols" * Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) * Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, called "flozins" * Receiving care at one of the participating pilot test sites or if they found their way to the tool website * Willing and able to provide informed consent and name, email address and phone number for follow-up contact (for survey and interview) Caregivers (Optional interviews): * Caregivers who support adult(s) with heart failure. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent (e.g., due to cognitive impairment or language barriers without translated support) * Participants who do not have access to the internet will not be able to use the web-tool. For Healthcare Providers * Providers that are not involved in the care of heart failure patients
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bruyère Health Research Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1N 5C8, Canada
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Byward Family Health Team
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, Canada
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Centre de Santé Communautaire de l'Estrie
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLimoges, Ontario, Canada
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Montfort Hospital, and associated Aline-Chrétien Rehabilitation Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, Canada
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Orleans Cardiopulmonary Clinic
RECRUITINGOrléans, Ontario, Canada
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Seaway Valley Community Health Centre (Cardiac Rehab Program)
RECRUITINGCornwall, Ontario, Canada
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Ste-Anne Medical Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, Canada
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, Canada
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGWinchester, Ontario, Canada
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