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Heart FailureMETISCARDIONCT01869452

Platform Therapeutic Education in Heart Failure and Coronary Disease

A study testing therapeutic education in people with Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Syndrome, run by Resicard at 4 sites in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A first therapeutic education is given before patient's discharge at the hospital, then a dedicated nurse follows patients through the phone,regularly according to patients' needs, continues to give advise on risk factors, information on medication and alert symptoms and therapeutic education. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
therapeutic education
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
555 participants
Where
4 sitesFrance
Study dates
May 2010to Jun 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ,no ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ST , unstable angina)
  • hospitalization for heart failure
  • acute coronary syndrome < 3 months
  • heart failure < 3 months
  • coronary by-pass surgery < 3 months

Who cannot join

  • complicated acute coronary syndrome (ventricular arrhythmia, heart failure, mechanical complications, cardiogenic shock)
  • valvular cardiac pathology
  • obstructive cardiomyopathy
  • planned cardiac transplantation
  • severe neurological or psychiatric troubles
  • loss of autonomy
  • other (refusal, language, nursing house, way of life not compatible with follow up, refusal of telephonic contacts)

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country.

France4 sites
  • Institut Coeur Effort Sante

    Paris, 75005

  • Clinique Turin

    Paris, 75008

  • Hopital Saint Antoine

    Paris, 75012

  • Centre Cardiologique Alfred Kastler

    Sarcelles, 95200

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About this study

Official title: Telephonic Platform of Follow up, Therapeutical Education and Coordination in Secondary Prevention in Patients With Heart Failure and Coronary Disease

A first therapeutic education is given before patient's discharge at the hospital, then a dedicated nurse follows patients through the phone,regularly according to patients' needs, continues to give advise on risk factors, information on medication and alert symptoms and therapeutic education.

Read the detailed description

Patients are assigned to an arm accordingly to their needs: class 1 with light therapeutic education, class 2 with moderate education, class 3 with heavy education. Assignement is based on the first education diagnosis during hospitalization time.

Quality of life and patient's knowledge are regularly evaluated through questionnaires

Being tested
therapeutic education
Keywords
education, risk factors, quality of life, coronary disease, telephone follow up, dedicated nurse
Medical subject headings
Heart Failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Coronary Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • therapeutic educationBehavioural

    knowledge of disease, risk factors, diet, medication, alert symptoms

Study groups in NCT01869452
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
therapeutic education class 1Otherpatients in class 1 will have a follow up call with therapeutic education every 3 months. this is the light follow up.
Receives: Behavioral: therapeutic education
therapeutic education class 2Otherpatients in class 2 will have a follow up call with therapeutic education every month. this is the moderate follow up
Receives: Behavioral: therapeutic education
therapeutic education class 3Otherpatients in class 3 will have a follow up call with therapeutic education twice a month. this is the heavy follow up.
Receives: Behavioral: therapeutic education

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. number of patient with a better of quality of life

    quality of life is evaluated with appropriate questionnaires

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. number of patients who improve their knowledge of disease

    Knowledge of disease includes risk factors, symptoms, medication, diet. It is evaluated with appropriate questionnaires.

    Measured: 1 year

  2. number of hospitalizations during the follow up

    hospitalizations are recorded during the year of follow up, with cause and duration.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Jun 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2010
  3. Primary completionJun 2013
  4. Study completionJun 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
555 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01869452
Sponsor's protocol ID
Platform
Acronym
METISCARDIO
Status last verified
May 2015
First submitted
23 May 2013
Last updated
5 May 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing therapeutic education in people with Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Syndrome, run by Resicard at 4 sites in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 May 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

number of patient with a better of quality of life (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 May 2015.

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