Improving care for hospitalized heart failure patients
Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Registry
This study looks at how well hospitals are helping heart failure patients get the right treatments and support before they go home.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 128026 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years to 125 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | American Heart Association Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Dallas, Texas) |
| Trial ID | NCT02693509 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure is an observational program aimed at enhancing the quality of care for patients hospitalized with heart failure. Launched in 2005, it involves over 500 hospitals across the U.S. and focuses on ensuring that eligible patients receive guideline-recommended therapies and appropriate counseling before discharge. The program tracks various achievement and quality measures to promote equitable care and improve post-discharge outcomes for heart failure patients.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates for this program are patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure.
Not a fit: Patients who do not have congestive heart failure or are under 18 years old will not benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could lead to improved management and outcomes for patients with heart failure.
How similar studies have performed: Previous studies have shown success with similar quality improvement programs in heart failure management.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not have congestive heart failure, * Patients under age of 18, * Patients not admitted as inpatients.
Where this trial is running
Dallas, Texas
- Amy Bennett — Dallas, Texas, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Amy Bennett, JD
- Email: amy.bennett@heart.org
- Phone: 214-706-4881
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.