Heart FailureEDUCATE-HFNCT05947799
A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Video vs Text-Based Education in Heart Failure
A study testing Baseline questionnaires and Post-questionnaire in people with Heart Failure, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This is a study seeking to compare the change in overall heart failure (HF) knowledge score and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Participants will be randomized to watching and reading different combinations of video-based education modules and text-based education… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Heart Failure
- What is being tested?
- Baseline questionnaires and Post-questionnaire
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 130 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 20 Jun 2023to 30 Jun 2024
- 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
- Participants with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF <50%)
Who cannot join
- Participants who have the inability to independently read or answer written questions in English and are non-conversant in English
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Stanford, California, 94305
About this study
This is a study seeking to compare the change in overall heart failure (HF) knowledge score and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Participants will be randomized to watching and reading different combinations of video-based education modules and text-based education modules. Participants will be asked to answer questions about their familiarity with heart failure medications and management before and after the said education modules.
Read the detailed description
This study compares the change in heart failure (HF) knowledge and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Educational material regarding two different topics - heart failure self-monitoring and medication management - has been developed in two different formats: animated educational videos and text-based documents. Both formats contain the same information. In this study, participants will be randomized to either watching or reading different combinations of the education for these two topics to better understand which educational tool - animated videos or text-based - is preferred by participants and leads to greater educational attainment. Educational attainment is evaluated by pre and post questions about both topics.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Being tested
- Baseline questionnaires, Post-questionnaire
- Keywords
- Heart Failure Education
- Medical subject headings
- Heart Failure
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Baseline questionnairesOther
Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management before watching/reading the educational modules.
Post-questionnaireOther
Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management after watching/reading the educational modules.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Video medication module then text self-monitoring module | Other | Patients are provided education via an online animated video on heart failure medications followed by a online text document on heart failure self-monitoring. Receives: Other: Baseline questionnaires; Other: Post-questionnaire |
| Text medication module then video self-monitoring module | Other | Patients are provided education via an online text document on heart failure medications followed by a online animated video on heart failure self-monitoring. Receives: Other: Baseline questionnaires; Other: Post-questionnaire |
| Video self-monitoring module then text medication module | Other | Patients are provided education via an online animated video on heart failure self-monitoring followed by a online text document on heart failure medications. Receives: Other: Baseline questionnaires; Other: Post-questionnaire |
| Text self-monitoring module then video medication module | Other | Patients are provided education via an online text document on heart failure self-monitoring followed by a online animated video on heart failure medication management. Receives: Other: Baseline questionnaires; Other: Post-questionnaire |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Heart Failure Knowledge Score Improvement
Change in percentage of correct answers on a questionnaire about heart failure knowledge regarding medications and self-management
Measured: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Patient preference for heart failure education module
Likert scale of preference between video and text based modules
Measured: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Secondary outcomes (4)
Change in HF medication score on knowledge assessment between video-based and text-based education modules
Change in percentage of correct answers on a questionnaire related to heart failure medications
Measured: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in HF self-management score on knowledge assessment between video-based and text-based education modules
Change in percentage of correct answers on a questionnaire related to heart failure self-management
Measured: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in self-assessed knowledge of HF medications between video-based and text-based education modules
Difference in Likert scale of self-assessed knowledge of HF medications before and after educational modules
Measured: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in self-assessed knowledge of HF self-monitoring between video-based and text-based education modules
Difference in Likert scale of self-assessed knowledge of HF self-monitoring before and after educational modules
Measured: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Jul 2023
- Study start20 Jun 2023
- Primary completion30 May 2024
- Study completion30 Jun 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Heart FailureStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Stanford UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 130 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Alexander Sandhu, Stanford University
- Investigators
- Alexander Sandhu, MD, MS, Principal investigator, Stanford University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05947799
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 69691
- Acronym
- EDUCATE-HF
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 9 Jul 2023
- Last updated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Video vs Text-Based Education in Heart Failure
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05947799
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- EDUCATE-HF / 69691
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Keywords
- Heart Failure Education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 130 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Jun 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 May 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Jul 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a study seeking to compare the change in overall heart failure (HF) knowledge score and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Participants will be randomized to watching and reading different combinations of video-based education modules and text-based education modules. Participants will be asked to answer questions about their familiarity with heart failure medications and management before and after the said education modules.
Detailed description
This study compares the change in heart failure (HF) knowledge and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Educational material regarding two different topics - heart failure self-monitoring and medication management - has been developed in two different formats: animated educational videos and text-based documents. Both formats contain the same information. In this study, participants will be randomized to either watching or reading different combinations of the education for these two topics to better understand which educational tool - animated videos or text-based - is preferred by participants and leads to greater educational attainment. Educational attainment is evaluated by pre and post questions about both topics.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Video medication module then text self-monitoring module | Other | Other: Baseline questionnaires, Other: Post-questionnairePatients are provided education via an online animated video on heart failure medications followed by a online text document on heart failure self-monitoring. |
| Text medication module then video self-monitoring module | Other | Other: Baseline questionnaires, Other: Post-questionnairePatients are provided education via an online text document on heart failure medications followed by a online animated video on heart failure self-monitoring. |
| Video self-monitoring module then text medication module | Other | Other: Baseline questionnaires, Other: Post-questionnairePatients are provided education via an online animated video on heart failure self-monitoring followed by a online text document on heart failure medications. |
| Text self-monitoring module then video medication module | Other | Other: Baseline questionnaires, Other: Post-questionnairePatients are provided education via an online text document on heart failure self-monitoring followed by a online animated video on heart failure medication management. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Participants with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF <50%)
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Participants who have the inability to independently read or answer written questions in English and are non-conversant in English
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline questionnairesQuestionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management before watching/reading the educational modules. | Other | Text medication module then video self-monitoring module, Text self-monitoring module then video medication module, Video medication module then text self-monitoring module, Video self-monitoring module then text medication module |
| Post-questionnaireQuestionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management after watching/reading the educational modules. | Other | Text medication module then video self-monitoring module, Text self-monitoring module then video medication module, Video medication module then text self-monitoring module, Video self-monitoring module then text medication module |
Primary outcome
Heart Failure Knowledge Score Improvement
Time frame: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in percentage of correct answers on a questionnaire about heart failure knowledge regarding medications and self-management
Patient preference for heart failure education module
Time frame: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Likert scale of preference between video and text based modules
4 secondary outcomes
Change in HF medication score on knowledge assessment between video-based and text-based education modules
Time frame: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in HF self-management score on knowledge assessment between video-based and text-based education modules
Time frame: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in self-assessed knowledge of HF medications between video-based and text-based education modules
Time frame: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in self-assessed knowledge of HF self-monitoring between video-based and text-based education modules
Time frame: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Mar 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Alexander Sandhu, MD, MS principal investigator
Stanford University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Baseline questionnaires and Post-questionnaire in people with Heart Failure, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
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 1 inclusion and 1 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 25 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. 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?
Heart Failure Knowledge Score Improvement (time frame: Collected immediately following patient educational module completion). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 25 Mar 2026.