Study to Improve the Treatment of Patients With Heart Failure by General Practitioners (TOPHU)
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Julius Center
Collaborator:
Agis Zorgverzekeringen
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Drs. Mark M J Valk, Julius Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01662323
First received: August 2, 2012
Last updated: November 13, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine whether it is possible to improve the care of general practitioners for patients with heart failure. The investigators try to reach that goal by training the GP's for 90 minutes in uptitrating the recommended medication according the guidelines. After 6 month the investigators ask the patients to fill out a questionary. The investigators ask them about their quality of live.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure |
Behavioral: GP's treating HF according the dutch guidelines |
Phase 4 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Caregiver) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Therapy OPtimization Heart Failure Utrecht |
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Further study details as provided by Julius Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- proportion recommended medication for patients with heart failure [ Time Frame: up to 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]the proportion patient who got at the end of the study the tree medicaments which should be prescribed to a patient with heart failure.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- QoL [ Time Frame: up to 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Measurement of quality of live six months after uptitration of the recommended medication.
| Enrollment: | 683 |
| Study Start Date: | June 2009 |
| Study Completion Date: | June 2012 |
| Primary Completion Date: | June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
|
Active Comparator: Training of the GP's, intervention
General practitioners are trained to diagnose and treat heart failure according the recommendations of the NHG-standard.
|
Behavioral: GP's treating HF according the dutch guidelines |
|
Active Comparator: Controle
General practitioners giving care as usual to their heart failure patients.
|
Behavioral: GP's treating HF according the dutch guidelines |
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Do have a general practitioners diagnosis heart failure mentioned twice in the electronical medical file.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Incapacitated patients with a life expectancy of less than 2 months
- Seniles
- Patients who do not speak the Dutch language
Contacts and Locations
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More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Drs. Mark M J Valk, assistant professor, Julius Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01662323 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | TOPHU01 |
| Study First Received: | August 2, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | November 13, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | Netherlands: Medical Ethics Review Committee (METC) |
Keywords provided by Julius Center:
|
Heart failure, general practitioner, medical therapy, quality of live |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Heart Failure Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013