Sustaining Home Heart Failure Palliative Care in Rural Appalachia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age45-80
SponsorWest Virginia University
About this trial
The aim of this mixed methods randomized controlled trial is to test the integrated nurse-led intervention bundle for family home care management of end-stage heart failure and palliative care in rural Appalachia. This intervention bundle is designed to address rural disparities in access to health care, with the help of the faith-based nurses and local volunteer visiting neighbors.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adult patients' age between 50 to 80 years with advanced HF (NYHA III or IV), diagnosed by physician
Caregivers' age between 45 to 80 years.
Alert and consent to participate
Able to read and understand English
Disqualifiers
Already received or are on a waiting list for a heart transplant or left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
Diagnosed with a terminal illness or dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- HF-FamPALhomeCARE
Treatment groups
208 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
1West Virginia University Hospital26506, MorgantownWest Virginia, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
West Virginia University
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov