NCT00000475

Brief Summary

To assess the impact of a multidisciplinary treatment program on three-month readmission-free survival in elderly congestive heart failure patients.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 1990

Longer than P75 for phase_2 cardiovascular-diseases

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 1990

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 1995

Completed
4.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 27, 1999

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 28, 1999

Completed
Last Updated

February 18, 2016

Status Verified

December 1, 2005

First QC Date

October 27, 1999

Last Update Submit

February 17, 2016

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesHeart Failure, CongestiveHeart Failure

Interventions

health educationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Age70 Years - 100 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)
Men and women, ages 70 or older, with documented congestive heart failure.

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (2)

  • Rich MW, Beckham V, Wittenberg C, Leven CL, Freedland KE, Carney RM. A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent the readmission of elderly patients with congestive heart failure. N Engl J Med. 1995 Nov 2;333(18):1190-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199511023331806.

    PMID: 7565975BACKGROUND

  • Rich MW, Vinson JM, Sperry JC, Shah AS, Spinner LR, Chung MK, Davila-Roman V. Prevention of readmission in elderly patients with congestive heart failure: results of a prospective, randomized pilot study. J Gen Intern Med. 1993 Nov;8(11):585-90. doi: 10.1007/BF02599709.

    PMID: 8289096BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesHeart Failure

Study Officials

  • Michael Rich

    Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Healthcare

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Sponsor Type
NIH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 27, 1999

First Posted

October 28, 1999

Study Start

April 1, 1990

Study Completion

March 1, 1995

Last Updated

February 18, 2016

Record last verified: 2005-12