Home Palliative Care Support for Advanced Heart Failure in Rural Appalachia
Tests a nurse-led home care program for people with advanced heart failure and their caregivers.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Sustaining Home Heart Failure Palliative Care in Rural Appalachia
Key facts
- Where
- Morgantown, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 45 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT06791850, who can take part
Where in United States
- West Virginia University HospitalMorgantown, 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
- West Virginia University
- Trial code
- NCT06791850
- Record updated
- 9 March 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Sustaining Home Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure (HF) and Their Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia: A Mixed Methods Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT).
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.
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: 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.