Improving palliative care for patients with heart failure
Official title: Promoting Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure: The P3HF Pilot Study
Funded at Yale University · NIH-10951234 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is looking to improve support for people with heart failure by helping them and their doctors have important conversations about care options and goals, so more patients can get the compassionate help they need, especially as they near the end of life.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project start | September 2, 2024 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2024 |
| Award (this year) | $247,417 |
| NIH project number | 1R34HL174885-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-10951234 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for this research are individuals diagnosed with heart failure who may benefit from palliative care services.
✕Less likely to help
Patients with heart failure who are not experiencing significant symptoms or who are not interested in palliative care may not receive benefit from this research.
What this research studies
This research focuses on enhancing palliative care for individuals suffering from heart failure, a condition that significantly impacts quality of life and often leads to severe symptoms and hospitalizations. The project aims to facilitate important discussions between patients and healthcare providers regarding treatment options, prognosis, and personal care goals. By utilizing an automated electronic health record system that identifies patients at high risk of mortality, the study seeks to improve the referral rates to specialist palliative care services. The goal is to ensure that more patients receive the supportive care they need, particularly as they approach the end of life.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could lead to increased access to palliative care for heart failure patients, improving their quality of life and reducing suffering.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research has shown that implementing automated alerts in electronic health records can improve clinician decision-making, although this specific approach to increasing palliative care referrals has not yet been widely tested.
Where this research is happening
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Yale University
New Haven, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Feder, Shelli Leore — Yale University
- Study coordinator: Feder, Shelli Leore
Related research
Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.
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Promoting palliative care for people with heart failure
A pilot effort to help people with heart failure receive timely, goal-aligned palliative care through a clinical decision tool and targeted workflows.
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Strategies that make specialist palliative care more available for people with advanced heart failure
A plan to find which ways cardiology and palliative care teams can work together to reach more people with advanced heart failure and improve end-of-life care.
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Sustaining at-Home Heart Failure Care for Older Adults in Rural Appalachia
A team at West Virginia University is testing a nurse-led program to support older adults with heart failure and their families at home in rural Appalachia to reduce hospital visits and improve comfort.
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Supporting Home Palliative Care for Heart Failure Patients and Their Families in Rural Appalachia
This project is testing a new way to provide comforting care at home for older adults with heart failure and their family caregivers in rural Appalachian communities.
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Improving Palliative Care for People with Advanced Heart Failure
This project looks at how different medical centers provide palliative care to people with advanced heart failure to find the best ways to help them feel better and improve their quality of life.
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Improving Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure
This project aims to help doctors offer better palliative care to people living with heart failure, focusing on comfort and quality of life.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.