Post-discharge counselling and phone follow-up for people with heart failure
Tests extra counselling and phone follow-up after discharge in adults with heart failure.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: 30 Days and 90 Days Heart Failure Re-Admission at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Key facts
- Where
- Kumasi, GhanaSee the site
Where in Ghana
- Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalKumasi, GhanaTaking 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
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07100561
- Record updated
- 10 September 2026
- Original description
In Ghana, about 88.3 per cent of cardiac admissions are due to Heart failure, making it the leading cause of admission due to heart conditions. Despite improved knowledge on heart failure and an increasing array of evidence-based guideline treatment options, there is still a significant readmission rate worldwide. This may be due to the underutilization of these evidence-based therapies or a lack of proper follow-up on these patients. Recurrent hospital admission is an independent predictor of death in heart failure. Strategies aimed at providing increased support at discharge and effective follow-up may be associated with lower readmission risk. This study aims to assess the effect of extensive post-discharge counselling and effective phone-based follow-up on the 30-day and 90-day heart failure readmission rate at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. This is a single-centre, pilot randomised controlled trial of heart failure patients admitted to the Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalRead full original descriptionShow less
Extensive Post-discharge Counselling and Phone-based Follow-up Intervention to Reduce Heart Failure Readmission- A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
In Ghana, about 88.3 per cent of cardiac admissions are due to Heart failure, making it the leading cause of admission due to heart conditions. Despite improved knowledge on heart failure and an increasing array of evidence-based guideline treatment options, there is still a significant readmission rate worldwide. This may be due to the underutilization of these evidence-based therapies or a lack of proper follow-up on these patients. Recurrent hospital admission is an independent predictor of death in heart failure. Strategies aimed at providing increased support at discharge and effective follow-up may be associated with lower readmission risk. This study aims to assess the effect of extensive post-discharge counselling and effective phone-based follow-up on the 30-day and 90-day heart failure readmission rate at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. This is a single-centre, pilot randomised controlled trial of heart failure patients admitted to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Inclusion: · Adults Aged 18 years and above; Diagnosed with heart failure; NYHA Class II-IV; Informed consent.
Exclusion: · NHYA class I; Patients who do not have access to a mobile phone.