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Nurse-Led Education for Heart Failure Self-Care and Stability
Sponsor: Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Lodi
Summary
Heart failure is a chronic condition that can lead to frequent hospitalizations and reduced quality of life. This study aims to evaluate whether a nurse-led, face-to-face educational intervention can improve clinical stability, treatment compliance, and self-care behaviors among patients with heart failure after hospital discharge. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group, receiving a structured 30-minute educational session using the teach-back method, or the control group, receiving standard follow-up care. The primary outcome is clinical stability at three months, assessed using the Heart Failure Somatic Perception Scale. Secondary outcomes include self-care and medication compliance measured up to 12 months. The study will be conducted at the ASST di Lodi Heart Failure Clinic in Italy and is expected to last three years.
Official title: Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Face-to-Face Educational Intervention on Clinical Stability, Compliance, and Self-Care in Patients With Heart Failure Three Months After Hospital Discharge: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial (EDUCATE Study)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
118
Start Date
2026-02-01
Completion Date
2029-02-01
Last Updated
2025-12-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Nurse-Led Face-to-Face Educational Intervention (Teach-Back Method)
A 30-minute structured educational session delivered by trained nurses during the first outpatient cardiology visit (about 30 days after discharge). The intervention includes symptom assessment, individualized education using the teach-back method, and delivery of educational materials from Penn Nursing Science. A reinforcement phone call will be conducted one month later, and the session repeated at six months.
Locations (1)
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Lodi
Lodi, Lodi, Italy