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NCT07479160Completed

Heart to Heart Web-based Communication Program for Heart Failure

Effectiveness of a Web-based Family-Centered Communication Program on Heart Failure Trajectory and Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Mar 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of a web-based family-centered communication enhancement program ("Heart to Heart") designed for patients with heart failure, family caregivers, and cardiac nurses.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150 (actual)
First submitted
10 Mar 2026
Start date
1 Jun 2024
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2024
Lead sponsor
Ajou University School of Medicine
NCT number
NCT07479160

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 150
  • From 1 Jun 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other

  • Individuals unable to use the web-based platform
  • Individuals who declined to participate or did not provide informed consent

Who the study is looking for

  • Adults aged 19 years or older with a confirmed diagnosis of heart failure for at least one year
  • Receiving outpatient follow-up care in the cardiology clinic
  • Accompanied by a primary family caregiver
  • Able to access and use a web-based platform
  • Family caregivers who are primarily involved in the patient's care and able to use a web-based platform
  • Cardiac nurses with at least three years of clinical experience in the cardiovascular department

Age in the registry: 19 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Ajou University Medical Center
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SuwonSouth KoreaUnknown status

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