Why the study?
Does the REACH-HF facilitated self-care rehabilitation intervention improve disease-specific health-related quality of life in patients with systolic heart failure (ejection fraction <45%)?
Population
216 patients with systolic heart failure (ejection fraction <45%) and their caregivers
Comparison
REACH-HF intervention plus usual care vs Usual care alone
Design
RCT, 1:1 individual allocation
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Does not yet inform systolic HF practice; RCT protocol will test clinical and cost-effectiveness of home-based self-care rehabilitation.
Does the REACH-HF facilitated self-care rehabilitation intervention improve disease-specific health-related quality of life in patients with systolic heart failure (ejection fraction <45%)?
This protocol outlines a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a home-based, facilitated self-care rehabilitation intervention for patients with systolic heart failure and their caregivers.
Taylor et al. (2015) studied this question.
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