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Behavioral Intervention

mHealth for Heart Failure

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Spyros Kitsiou
Research Sponsored by University of Illinois at Chicago
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 30 days, and 12 weeks
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests iCardia4HF, a program using mobile apps and devices to help heart failure patients manage their condition. It targets patients who often have trouble with self-care, leading to frequent hospital visits. The app monitors their health, provides education, and sends reminders to improve their self-care habits.

Eligible Conditions
  • Heart Failure

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 30 days, and 12 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 30 days, and 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Adherence to daily self-monitoring of weight
Medication adherence (dose count)
Medication adherence (dose time)
Secondary study objectives
Adherence to daily self-monitoring of blood pressure
Adherence to low-sodium diet
Adherence to self-monitoring of HF symptoms
+8 more
Other study objectives
All-cause hospitalization rate
All-cause hospitalizations
Emergency room visit rate
+3 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: mHealthExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Intervention group
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
Control group
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
iCardia4HF
2019
N/A
~120

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Rush University Medical CenterOTHER
435 Previous Clinical Trials
249,205 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Heart Failure
41 Patients Enrolled for Heart Failure
University of Illinois at ChicagoLead Sponsor
639 Previous Clinical Trials
1,569,047 Total Patients Enrolled
9 Trials studying Heart Failure
2,092 Patients Enrolled for Heart Failure
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)NIH
600 Previous Clinical Trials
10,377,485 Total Patients Enrolled
34 Trials studying Heart Failure
12,525 Patients Enrolled for Heart Failure
~15 spots leftby Nov 2025