Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:23 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:23 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01886534
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Primary diagnosis of Heart Failure (with preserved or impaired left ventricular systolic dysfunction) confirmed with the Boston Criteria \>= 5 points
* 60 years of age or older
Exclusion Criteria:
* Residence in, or planned discharge to a long-term care facility (LTC)
* Life expectancy less than 3 months
* Patient transferred to Geriatric Rehabilitation unit
* No caregiver
* Residence is more than a 30 minute rive from hospital of discharge
* Patient refused to participate
* Caregiver refused to participate
* Patient referred for CV surgery prior to hospital discharge
* Patient on IV Lasix at or bumetamide at hospital discharge
* Not on PO Lasix at hospital discharge
* Patient currently on dialysis
* Caregiver unavailable during daytime hours
* Caregiver has disability, serious mental illness or cognitive dysfunction
* Patient discharged early
* Patient enrolled in another randomized controlled trial
* Patient expired
* Patient and caregiver unable to speak and read English (Patient may be enrolled if nurse can converse minimally with patient and caregiver. S-TOFHLA will not be done for reading comprehension and questionnaires will be administered orally.)
* Severe aortic stenosis or severe mitral stenosis
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT01886534
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01886534