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NCT Number: NCT03447392

Discharge Education of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Reduces Re-hospitalization in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Although interventions combining patient education and postdischarge management have demonstrated benefits in patients with chronic heart failure, the benefit attributable to patient education alone is not known. The investigators hypothesized that a patient discharge education program would improve clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Failure Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

40 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510405, China

About this study

Although interventions combining patient education and postdischarge management have demonstrated benefits in patients with chronic heart failure, the benefit attributable to patient education of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine is not known. The investigators hypothesized that a patient discharge education of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine program would improve clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Candidates for this study were admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of heart failure and documented left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction<0.40).

Exclusion criteria

  • CKD4 and CKD5

Treatment and study plan

Discharge Education of Chinese Medicine

Behavioral

Discharge Education of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine

Primary outcomes

  1. total number of days hospitalized

    Time frame: 84 days

    total number of days hospitalized in the 84-day follow-up period.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Feb 27, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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