Nurse-led discharge education for heart failure patients

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 multicenter before-and-after study evaluates a nurse-led discharge education intervention for adults with heart failure across three French hospitals. Patients receive an initial education assessment, a teach-back style education session before discharge, a follow-up nurse call at 7 days, and a final assessment at the 30-day post-discharge visit. The primary outcome is to reduce 30-day unplanned all-cause readmissions and emergency department visits. The study compares outcomes before and after implementing the discharge education program in routine care settings.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient aged 18 years old or more,
* Fluent in spoken and written French,
* Willing to participate in the study,
* Hospitalized for heart failure in one of the participating centers for at least 2 days,
* Affiliated with a French social security scheme
* Discharged either to home or transferred to a Medical and Rehabilitation Care unit.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hospitalized for a reason other than heart failure,
* Previously included in the study during a prior hospitalization,
* Presenting with identified cognitive impairment,
* In a situation deemed inappropriate by the care team (end of life),
* Living in an institutional setting,
* Pregnant women,
* Breastfeeding women,
* Under legal protective measures,
* Enrolled in another interventional research study that may interfere with the results of the present study, according to the investigator's judgment.

Where it's running

• CHU Clermont-Ferrand
  Clermont-Ferrand, France Recruiting
• CHU Poitiers
  Poitiers, France Not yet recruiting
• CH Vichy
  Vichy, France Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Marie Sophie CHERILLAT — University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
• Study coordinator: Lise Laclautre
• Email: promo_interne_drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr
• Phone: 0473754963

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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.