Digital Game to Encourage Self-Care in People With Heart Failure
Tests a sensor-controlled game that encourages weight checks and exercise in adults with heart failure.
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Registry title: Sensor-controlled Digital Game for Heart Failure Self-management: A Clinical Trial
Key facts
- Where
- Austin, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- The University of Texas AustinAustin, 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
- University of Texas at Austin
- Trial code
- NCT05056129
- Record updated
- 16 January 2026
- Original description
This study evaluates a sensor-controlled digital game (SCDG) to motivate self-management behaviors of weight monitoring and physical activity in adults with heart failure (HF). Half of the participants will receive the SCDG app and weight monitoring and physical activity sensors and the other half will receive only the weight monitoring and physical activity sensors.Read full original descriptionShow less
Sensor-controlled Digital Game for Heart Failure Selfmanagement Behavior Adherence: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study evaluates a sensor-controlled digital game (SCDG) to motivate self-management behaviors of weight monitoring and physical activity in adults with heart failure (HF). Half of the participants will receive the SCDG app and weight monitoring and physical activity sensors and the other half will receive only the weight monitoring and physical activity sensors.
Inclusion: Age 45 years or older; New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart failure classification of I to III that permits minimal physical activity without discomfort; have experienced HF hospitalization in the past 12 months; be fluent in English; Pass a mini-cognitive screen; Score of less than 2 (able to independently walk without using a cane or walker) on the Outcome and Assessment Information Set item for ambulation/locomotion.
Exclusion: a history of renal failure, which adversely affects HF prognosis; a diagnosis of an end-stage or terminal illness (e.g., cancer); undergone heart transplantation, or implantation of a durable mechanical circulatory support device (e.g., left ventricular assist device) due to unique self-management needs; severe visual (e.g., legally blind) or tactile (e.g., severe arthritis) impairments that adversely prevent the use of a smartphone or sensor devices.