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Intervention Group for Emergency (HFF-ED Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Jonathan Afilalo, FRCPC
Research Sponsored by Jewish General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year
Awards & highlights

HFF-ED Trial Summary

A randomized study designed to determine whether telephone based interventions can prevent return hospital visits for elderly and frail patients with acute symptoms of heart failure. Specifically, the intervention will improve patients ability to monitor and address self care of heart failure at home.

Eligible Conditions
  • Emergency
  • Heart Failure
  • Fragility

HFF-ED Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Secondary outcome measures
All-cause death, hospital readmission, or ED revisit
Attrition rate
Frailty Index
+7 more

HFF-ED Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The intervention will consist of contacting the patient 5 days post-discharge and arranging definitive outpatient follow-up and providing targeted medical and lifestyle advice based on deficient domains identified at baseline.
Group II: Control Group (Standard Care)Active Control1 Intervention
The control group will receive outpatient follow-up, medication advice and lifestyle guidance as prescribed at discharge from the ED or hospital.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Intervention Group
2020
Completed Phase 2
~7240

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Jewish General HospitalLead Sponsor
137 Previous Clinical Trials
271,984 Total Patients Enrolled
Canadian Association of Emergency PhysiciansIndustry Sponsor
8 Previous Clinical Trials
985 Total Patients Enrolled
Jonathan Afilalo, FRCPCPrincipal InvestigatorAssociate Professor

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Reducing Readmission for Frail Elderly Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure
Jonathan Afilalo 2018. "Reducing Readmission for Frail Elderly Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03246035.
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