Phone-Based Support to Improve Routine Care in Heart Failure
Tests a phone and text-message coaching program in adults with heart failure.
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Registry title: Promoting Well-being and Health in Heart Failure
Key facts
- Where
- Boston, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT04829617
- Record updated
- 14 April 2026
- Original description
The focus of this study is to test the efficacy of a 12-week, phone-delivered Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing (PP-MI) intervention, with additional twice weekly PP and health behavior text messages for a total of 24 weeks (with interactive, algorithm-driven, goal-focused text messages in the final 12 weeks), compared to an attention-matched MI-based educational condition, in a randomized trial (NIH Stage II) of 280 patients with New York Heart Association class I-III Heart Failure (HF).Read full original descriptionShow less
A Novel Behavioral Intervention to Promote Adherence in Heart Failure
The focus of this study is to test the efficacy of a 12-week, phone-delivered Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing (PP-MI) intervention, with additional twice weekly PP and health behavior text messages for a total of 24 weeks (with interactive, algorithm-driven, goal-focused text messages in the final 12 weeks), compared to an attention-matched MI-based educational condition, in a randomized trial (NIH Stage II) of 280 patients with New York Heart Association class I-III Heart Failure (HF).
Inclusion: Adult patients with NYHA class I, II, or III HF; Suboptimal adherence to health behaviors. This will be defined as a total score of ≤15 on three Medical Outcomes Study Specific Adherence Scale (MOS) items regarding diet/exercise/medications.
Exclusion: Medical conditions likely to lead to death within 6 months; Inability to participate in physical activity due to another medical condition (e.g., arthritis); Cognitive deficits impeding a participant's ability to provide informed consent or participate, assessed via a 6-item cognitive test; Inability to read, write, or speak in English; Current participation in another intervention or program that has been designed to promote well-being or health behavior adherence.