Cartoon nutrition lessons boost heart health
NCT ID NCT07305272
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether watching animated nutrition videos helps people with heart failure improve their eating habits, reduce symptoms, and feel better overall. 70 adults aged 45-60 with moderate heart failure took part. One group watched the videos and got standard care, while the other group only got standard care. Researchers checked diet, symptoms, and quality of life over 6 months.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Individuals who have been diagnosed with heart failure at least six months ago, * Are between the ages of 45-60, * Are in NYHA stage II or III, * Have a mobile phone capable of watching videos, * Volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals with HF who were included in the study as a sample, * Patients with fluid restriction under a different protocol (e.g., Chronic Renal Failure), * Patients with chronic pulmonary disease (e.g., COPD), * Illiterate, * Do not own a mobile phone capable of watching videos, * Have physical or cognitive impairments, * Have a psychiatric illness, * Refuse to participate in the study will not be included in the study. * Patients hospitalized during the study period will be excluded from the study, and their data will not be subject to statistical analysis.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University
Tokat Province, Tokat Province, 60100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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