PICTURES MAY BOOST HEART DRUG ADHERENCE IN NEW STUDY
NCT ID NCT07505511
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a simple idea: showing heart failure patients easy-to-understand pictures of how their medications can help them live longer and stay out of the hospital. About 100 adults with heart failure will receive these visual aids along with their usual care. Researchers will use blood tests to check if patients are actually taking their medicines, and also ask about their quality of life. The goal is to see if this low-cost approach can improve medication adherence and guide a larger future study.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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
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: * Age ≥18 years * Diagnosis of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) (left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%) * Indication for guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure * Stable clinical condition at the time of enrollment * Ability to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Acute decompensated heart failure requiring immediate hospitalization * Severe cognitive impairment or inability to understand study-related information * Life expectancy \<6 months due to non-cardiac comorbidities * Participation in another interventional clinical trial that may interfere with this study * Contraindications to prescribed heart failure medications * Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes safe participation in the study
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