NCT00178009View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Developing and Assessing Competencies for Caregivers and Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

8

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2006

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2008

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2008

Conditions
Congestive Heart Failure
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

self-paced instruction

Patients and caregivers review a DVD as often as they wish on how to care for routine and emergency procedures associated with their artificial heart

Trial Locations (1)

15213

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Beckwith Foundation

UNKNOWN

lead

University of Pittsburgh

OTHER

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