Digital game to help manage heart failure

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates a sensor-controlled digital game designed to motivate self-management behaviors in adults with heart failure. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive the digital game app along with weight monitoring and physical activity sensors or just the sensors alone. The game provides real-time feedback and rewards based on participants' weight and activity levels, aiming to encourage healthier behaviors. The primary goal is to assess the effectiveness of this intervention in improving self-management practices among heart failure patients.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 45 years or older
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart failure classification of I to III that permits minimal physical activity without discomfort
* have experienced HF hospitalization in the past 12 months
* be fluent in English
* Pass a mini-cognitive screen
* Score of less than 2 (able to independently walk without using a cane or walker) on the Outcome and Assessment Information Set item for ambulation/locomotion

Exclusion Criteria:

* severe visual (e.g., legally blind) or tactile (e.g., severe arthritis) impairments that adversely prevent the use of a smartphone or sensor devices;
* a history of renal failure, which adversely affects HF prognosis
* a diagnosis of an end-stage or terminal illness (e.g., cancer)
* undergone heart transplantation, or implantation of a durable mechanical circulatory support device (e.g., left ventricular assist device) due to unique self-management needs.

Where it's running

• The University of Texas Austin
  Austin, Texas, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Kavita Radhakrishnan, PhD — The University of Texas Austin
• Study coordinator: Angelica Rangel, MS
• Email: arangel@nursing.utexas.edu
• Phone: 512-956-8714

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.