Smart wearable alerts aim to cut heart failure hospitalizations
NCT ID NCT04502563
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a small wearable sensor, combined with a smart computer program, could detect early signs of worsening heart failure and alert doctors to adjust treatment before a hospital stay is needed. Researchers enrolled 176 veterans with heart failure and randomly assigned half to receive this monitoring. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce hospital admissions, shorten stays, and improve quality of life.
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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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176 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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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Inclusion Criteria: * Subject must be 18 years old or older * New York Heart Association Functional Classification Class II-IV, documented in site's medical record system. * Subject able and willing to sign Informed Consent Document, and if participating in a patient interview, able to comprehend and agree with items listed in the VA Consent Cover Letter. * Subject willing and able to perform all study related procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Expected Left Ventricular Assist Device implantation or heart transplantation in the next 30 days. * Skin damage or significant arthritis, preventing wearing of device. * Uncontrolled seizures or other neurological disorders leading to excessive abnormal movements or tremors in the upper body. * Pregnant women or those who are currently nursing. * Visual/cognitive impairment that as judged by the investigator does not allow the subject to independently follow rules and procedures of the protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Richmond, Virginia, 23249-0001, United States
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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, Florida, 32608-1135, United States
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VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, California, 94304-1207, United States
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VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148-0001, United States
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