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Sustaining Home Heart Failure Palliative Care in Rural Appalachia
Sponsor: West Virginia University
Summary
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.
Official title: Sustaining Home Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure (HF) and Their Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia: A Mixed Methods Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
45 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
208
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2028-05-31
Last Updated
2026-03-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
HF-FamPALhomeCARE
Participants in HF-FamPALhomeCARE Intervention group receive standard care plus 2 home visits, 3 bi-weekly telephone call on HF home EOLPC care, and follow-up telephone calls at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.
Locations (1)
West Virginia University Hospital
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States