Evaluate the Effectiveness of Self-care Multifaceted Strategy in Heart Failure Patients (IC-CBC)
Heart Failure
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Heart Failure
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults (> 18 years)
- Heart failure of any etiology
- Vulnerable period after episode of acute decompensation
- Cellular telephony acess;
- Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF <40%),
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cardiac transplant wait list;
- Surgical or percutaneous (coronary or valvular) treatment at last 3 months
- HF terminal ;
- Life expectancy <1 year;
- Another drug or device study at last 30 days
- Prior randomization in the study
Sites / Locations
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
self-care promotion
Control group
multifaceted strategy based on sending text messages(SMS) to patients with heart failure. Press educational content on heart failure for the patient (symptoms of the disease, healthy habits for HF, warning signs for severity). The text messages are about how the patient should take your drugs (evem diuretics), measure blood pressure and weight in Kg, and about signals and symptoms (shorthbreathness during the night), and about how important is practice physical exercises and don't drink alcohol.
routinely management in the HF. Press educational content on heart failure for the patient (symptoms of the disease, healthy habits for HF, warning signs for severity)