Study to Improve the Treatment of Patients With Heart Failure by General Practitioners

The purpose of this study is to determine whether it is possible to improve the care of general practitioners for patients with heart failure. The investigators try to reach that goal by training the GP's for 90 minutes in uptitrating the recommended medication according the guidelines. After 6 month the investigators ask the patients to fill out a questionary. The investigators ask them about their quality of live.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Failure Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Do have a general practitioners diagnosis heart failure mentioned twice in the electronical medical file.

Exclusion criteria

Incapacitated patients with a life expectancy of less than 2 months
Seniles
Patients who do not speak the Dutch language

Treatment and study plan

GP's treating HF according the dutch guidelines

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

proportion recommended medication for patients with heart failure

Time frame: up to 6 months

the proportion patient who got at the end of the study the tree medicaments which should be prescribed to a patient with heart failure.

Secondary outcomes

QoL

Time frame: up to 1 year

Measurement of quality of live six months after uptitration of the recommended medication.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Julius Center

Other

Collaborators

Agis Zorgverzekeringen

Registry information

Official study title

Therapy OPtimization Heart Failure Utrecht

Acronym: TOPHU

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Aug 10, 2012
Registry last updated: Nov 14, 2012

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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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