The HeartMan randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate whether a personal mobile health decision support system improves self-care and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure.
RCT (n=120)
1:2 (control:intervention)
Yes
Does the HeartMan personal mHealth system improve self-care and health-related quality of life in stable ambulatory patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
The HeartMan trial protocol outlines an evaluation of whether a multi-domain mHealth decision support system improves self-care and quality of life in patients with HFrEF.
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent chronic disease, for which there is no cure available. Therefore, improving disease management is crucial, with mobile health (mHealth) being a promising technology. The aim of the HeartMan study is to evaluate the effect of a personal mHealth system on top of standard care on disease management and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in HF. METHODS: HeartMan is a randomized controlled 1:2 (control:intervention) proof-of-concept trial, which will enrol 120 stable ambulatory HF patients with reduced ejection fraction across two European countries. Participants in the intervention group are equipped with a multi-monitoring health platform with the HeartMan wristband sensor as the main component. HeartMan provides guidance through a decision support system on four domains of disease management (exercise, nutrition, medication adherence and mental support), adapted to the patient's medical and psychological profile. The primary endpoint of the study is improvement in self-care and HRQoL after a six-months intervention. Secondary endpoints are the effects of HeartMan on: behavioural outcomes, illness perception, clinical outcomes and mental state. DISCUSSION: HeartMan is technologically the most innovative HF self-management support system to date. This trial will provide evidence whether modern mHealth technology, when used to its full extent, can improve HRQoL in HF. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This trial has been registered on https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03497871 , on April 13 2018 with registration number NCT03497871.
Baert et al. (Thu,) conducted a rct in Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (n=120). HeartMan personal mHealth decision support system vs. Standard care was evaluated on Improvement in self-care and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured by the Self-care of Heart Failure Index and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. The HeartMan randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate whether a personal mobile health decision support system improves self-care and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure.
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