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NCT Number: NCT01446536

Effect of Quality Improvement Tools in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Hypothesis: Quality Improvement tools like "Heart Failure Discharge Checklist" which emphasizes on proper education to patients, ensure appropriate dose titration and counselling improve outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF).

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Key information

Conditions

Congestive Heart Failure Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Heart Failure

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital

Pontiac, Michigan, 48341, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients admitted to SJMO with principal diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure

Exclusion criteria

  • Age less than 18 years
  • Pregnant women

Treatment and study plan

Checklist cohort

Other

CHF discharge checklist was used arbitrarily by their treating physicians in addition to the standard therapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Readmissions

    Time frame: 6 months

    Readmission to the hospital for CHF within 6 months of discharge

  2. Dose titration

    Time frame: patients were followed during the time of hospital stay, average of 5 days

    up titration of medications including Beta blocer, ACE inhibitor or ARB was assessed during the hospital stay

Secondary outcomes

  1. Medications prescribed

    Time frame: patients were followed during their hospital stay from admission to discharge, on an average of 5 days

    during the hospital stay and at discharge this outcome is measured/assessed

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Decreased Readmissions and Improved Quality of Care With Use of Inexpensive Checklist in Heart Failure

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Oct 5, 2011
Registry last updated
Mar 20, 2012

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