Improving Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure
Official title: Promoting Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure: The P3HF Pilot Study
Funded at Yale University · NIH-11181252 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project aims to help doctors offer better palliative care to people living with heart failure, focusing on comfort and quality of life.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $230,542 |
| NIH project number | 5R34HL174885-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11181252 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
This work is relevant for individuals living with heart failure who experience frequent symptoms, hospitalizations, or are nearing the end of life.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who do not have heart failure or are not experiencing significant symptoms or advanced stages of the disease may not directly benefit from this specific intervention.
What this research studies
Heart failure can cause significant suffering, with many symptoms and hospital visits, especially as the disease progresses. While palliative care is highly recommended to improve comfort and align care with patient wishes, many people with heart failure do not receive it. This project builds on previous work that developed a tool to identify patients who might benefit most from palliative care. The goal is to find better ways to use this tool to ensure more patients receive these important conversations and support.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to more people with heart failure receiving timely palliative care, improving their quality of life and ensuring their care aligns with their personal goals.
How similar studies have gone: Previous efforts to use a risk model to identify patients for palliative care showed the tool was accurate and acceptable, but did not significantly increase referrals, indicating a need for new approaches.
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
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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 patients with heart failure
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.
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.