CI

At a glance

ClinicalIndex Comparison Record
N/ACompleted· 31 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Illness +1 moreother
Likely dose
Not stated in record
Structured eligibility isn't available for this trial yet — see the full criteria in the Eligibility tab below.

Standardized by ClinicalIndex from the ClinicalTrials.gov record · verify against the source.

Search/NCT01581008
NCT01581008N/ACompleted
CompareCT.gov

Implementing Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Heart Failure: A Pilot Study

VA Office of Research and Development·interventional·Posted Apr 19, 2012·Updated Aug 31, 2018

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Illness and Psychospiritual for Chronic Heart Failure (CHF). Completed, enrolled 31 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the pilot implementation of two palliative care interventions in veterans with chronic heart failure at the Denver VA Medical Center. This is a study of behavioral and care strategy interventions and involves no investigational drugs or devices.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsChronic Heart Failure (CHF)
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsUniversity of Iowa

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedApr 19, 2012
Enrollment StartOct 1, 2011
Primary CompletionSep 1, 2012
Study CompletionDec 1, 2012
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 11 monthsPosted 14.2 years ago

Interventions

Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Illnessother

A palliative symptom management and psychosocial care intervention named Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Illness (CASA) that includes (a) evidence-based palliative symptom management of breathlessness, fatigue, and pain, provided by a nurse; (b) a 6-session structured psychosocial care protocol targeting depression and adjustment to illness, supplemented by informal (family) caregiver assessment and support, provided by a social worker or psychologist; and (c) brief weekly team meetings with the nurse, social worker/psychologist and a palliative care specialist, cardiologist, and primary care provider.

Psychospiritualbehavioral

A psychospiritual intervention that is home-based, self-guided, and requires minimal resources. It will be delivered in written modular form via US Mail along with brief weekly telephone support.