Intensive Education Versus Usual Education of Patients for Improving Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) Prescription in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction- A Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to test the effect of patient education on extent of use of guideline directed medical treatment (GDMT) of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. The main question that our study aims to answer is if patient education can improve the adherence to GDMT in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Participants will receive educations about GDMT benefits in 1,3 and 5 months after discharge from hospital.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients diagnosed with Heart Failure reduced Ejection Fraction (EF≤40%)
• Age \>18 years
• Able to consent for enrollment.
• Hospitalized at one of the Medstar facilities (Inpatient)
Locations
United States
Maryland
Medstar Franklin Medical Center
RECRUITING
Baltimore
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
RECRUITING
Baltimore
Medstar Harbor Hospital
RECRUITING
Baltimore
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
RECRUITING
Baltimore
Contact Information
Primary
Anup Agarwal, MD
anup.agarwal@medstar.net
5066207815
Backup
Sumanth Bandaru, MBBS
sumanthkumar.bandaru@medstar.net
6462405289
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-02-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-02
Participants
Target number of participants: 500
Treatments
Active_comparator: Intervention
Intervention arm will receive initial face to face education during hospital admission and also an educational flier about GDMT. They will get 3 more sessions of education over phone at 1, 3 and 5 months after discharge, each session includes an overview of benefits and side effects of GDMT, inquiries about reasons of not using optimal doses of GDMT medications, and encouraging adherence to visits with providers.
No_intervention: Control
Control arm will receive initial face to face education during hospital admission and also an educational flier about GDMT.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Medstar Health Baltimore