Paramedic home visits for people with heart failure
Tests paramedic home visits to help adults with heart failure avoid hospital stays.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Study of Paramedic HF Management
Key facts
- Where
- Rochester, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Mayo ClinicRochester, 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
- Mayo Clinic
- Trial code
- NCT06874556
- Record updated
- 16 April 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this research is to see if having community paramedic (CP) visit patients at home to manage their heart failure help them stay out of the hospital and improve their overall health compared to standard care. The investigators want to find out if their approach is better for patients in terms of their quality of life, hospital stays, emergency visits, and cost. The investigators are also looking to see how happy patients and doctors are with this method and if it's a practical and sustainable option for the future.Read full original descriptionShow less
Community Paramedic Heart Failure Management (CP-HF) Program
The purpose of this research is to see if having community paramedic (CP) visit patients at home to manage their heart failure help them stay out of the hospital and improve their overall health compared to standard care. The investigators want to find out if their approach is better for patients in terms of their quality of life, hospital stays, emergency visits, and cost. The investigators are also looking to see how happy patients and doctors are with this method and if it's a practical and sustainable option for the future.
Inclusion: One of the following criteria:; Adults admitted to the hospital with decompensated HF eligible for early discharge with CP support and monitoring; Acutely decompensated HF patients at home or being evaluated in the ambulatory clinic who require large volume diuresis but do not require hospital-level monitoring; Stage D advanced HF patients who require frequent (>weekly) diuretic adjustments (either inpatient or outpatients).
Exclusion: Patient participants with communication barriers due to medical illness or cognitive impairment; Hospital-level monitoring or care is clinically indicated; Failed safety assessment, active substance abuse, or behavioral health diagnosis which could impact participation; Enrolled in hospice; Patient is a resident in a skilled nursing facility; Patient does not have a primary care physician or cardiologist at Mayo Clinic; Pregnant.