TerminatedNot Applicable

The Effects of DVD Education on Physical Activity and Self Management of Heart Failure

Stopped: There is a lower recruitment rate than projected.

Canada30 participantsStarted 2013-04

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this research is to determine if there is a greater behaviour change in self management of heart failure following reinforced multimedia education focusing on physical activity as compared to standard care. It is the investigators belief that participants who receive DVD education in addition to usual care will show improved self management in comparison to receiving usual care alone. The investigators anticipate fewer hospital admissions due to improved self care management.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of heart failure * Attending Heart Failure Clinic for the first time * New York Heart Association Classification - any Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand English or French well enough to participate in a telephone survey * Being worked up for transplant, ventricular assist device or other form of cardiac surgery

What they're measuring

Frequency of Exercise - General

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01622010

SponsorUniversity of Manitoba

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-07

Results submitted2016-05-03

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