RECRUITING

TEXT4HF: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Tailored Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Older Adult Patients With Heart Failure

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this study is to determine whether an individually tailored text messaging intervention can improve self-care in older adult patients with heart failure. The main question it aims to answer are: * Is a tailored text messaging intervention feasible and acceptable among older adult patients with heart failure? * Does tailored text messaging improve self-care in adult patients with heart failure? Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups for 12 weeks: 1) intervention (text messaging); or 2) control group. Both groups will receive usual care, which includes regular follow-up visits at the heart failure clinic (standard care), plus a "Discharge Packet for Patients Diagnosed with Heart Failure", developed by the American Heart Association. Both groups will be asked via text messages and/or telephone calls to complete questionnaires at baseline/start, 4 weeks and 12 weeks, about self-care, quality of life, health beliefs, medications, diet, etc. Participants assigned to the intervention group will also receive approximately 5 text messages/week targeting medication adherence, heart-healthy diet, and self-monitoring for 12 weeks.

Official Title

TEXT4HF: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Tailored Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Older Adult Patients With Heart Failure

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-09-26
Study Completion:2026-06-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06473532

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * ≥50 years of Age
  2. * HF Stage C, NYHA Class I-IV and on a loop diuretic
  3. * Own a Mobile phone with Text message plan
  4. * Ability to speak and read English
  5. * Suboptimal HF self-care. (SCHFI Score of 3 or less in at least 2 items of any subscale: Self-care maintenance, Symptom Perception, or Self-management)
  1. * SAVR/TAVR or Ventricular Assist Device, or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) - implantation, and/or heart transplantation (HTx) scheduled within the next 3 months
  2. * Coronary revascularization, and/or CRT-implantation within the last 30 days (EMR Review)
  3. * Psychosis
  4. * Hospice or End-of-life care
  5. * Advanced Renal disease (i.e., estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate \<25 or Hemodialysis)
  6. * Cognitive impairment (i.e., Dementia, Alzheimer's)
  7. * Unable to self-manage (take medication, bathe, use the toilet, etc.)
  8. * Currently living in a nursing home

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Jonathan W Leigh, MPH, MSHI
CONTACT
312-355-3261
leighj@uic.edu
Spyros Kitsiou, PhD
CONTACT
skitsiou@uic.edu

Principal Investigator

Jonathan W Leigh, MPH, MSHI
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Illinois Chicago
Spyros Kitsiou, PhD
STUDY_CHAIR
University of Illinois Chicago

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Illinois, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Jonathan W Leigh, MPH, MSHI, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Illinois Chicago
  • Spyros Kitsiou, PhD, STUDY_CHAIR, University of Illinois Chicago

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-09-26
Study Completion Date2026-06-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-09-26
Study Completion Date2026-06-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Heart Failure
  • mHealth
  • Text Messaging
  • Mobile Phone

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Heart Failure