Palliative Care in Heart Failure

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

150

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

February 29, 2016

Study Completion Date

February 29, 2016

Conditions
Heart FailureHeart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Usual heart failure care

Usual heart failure care focused on symptom relief; assessment and management of anxiety, depression, and spiritual concerns; as well as advance care planning that includes definition of care goals, resuscitation preferences, and participation in the Outlook intervention.

BEHAVIORAL

Interdisciplinary palliative care

Interdisciplinary palliative care focused on symptom relief; assessment and management of anxiety, depression, and spiritual concerns; as well as advance care planning that includes definition of care goals, resuscitation preferences, and participation in the Outlook intervention.

Trial Locations (1)

27710

Duke University Hospital, Durham

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

NIH

lead

Duke University

OTHER

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