Simple nurse chat may keep heart patients out of hospital
NCT ID NCT07280728
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a 30-minute face-to-face lesson with a nurse can help people with chronic heart failure stay stable and take better care of themselves after being discharged from the hospital. About 118 adults will be randomly assigned to either receive this extra education or standard follow-up care. The goal is to see if the teaching improves symptoms, medication compliance, and self-care over three to twelve months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 118 people
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- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 ≥ 18 years * Hospital discharge from the Cardiology Unit of Lodi Hospital with a diagnosis of heart failure according to international guidelines * NYHA functional class II-IV assigned at discharge * First outpatient cardiology visit scheduled 30 (±15) days after hospital discharge * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment (Six Item Screener score 0-3) * Admission from a unit other than the Cardiology Department of Lodi Hospital * NYHA class I * First cardiology visit scheduled \<30 or \>45 days after discharge * Previous enrollment or follow-up in any Heart Failure Clinic * Acute coronary event within the previous 3 months
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Lodi
Lodi, Lodi, 26900, Italy
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