Trial reportCirculation. Heart failure2021
Automated E-Counseling for Chronic Heart Failure: CHF-CePPORT Trial.
Trial report in Circulation. Heart failure, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Canadian e-Platform to Promote Behavioral Self-Management in Chronic Heart Failure: CHF-CePPORT
ODYSSEE-vCHAT Pilot Trial: a Virtual Community Promoting Health Literacy, Self-Care, and Peer Support for Heart Failure
ODYSSEE-vCHAT Mental Health Study: A Virtual Community Promoting Health Literacy, Self-Care, and Peer Support for Heart Failure and Kidney Disease
Open Access Digital CommunitY Promoting Self-Care, Peer Support, and HEalth LitEracy (ODYSSEE) for Kidney Health (KH) Trial
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Health Technology for Improving Physical Function in Adults With Chronic Heart Failure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of nurse-led mHealth-based self-care management for patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Multicomponent integrated care for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis.ESC heart failure · 2023Pooled it
- Testing the Recruitment Frequency, Implementation Fidelity, and Feasibility of Outcomes of the Heart Failure Activity Coach Study (HEALTHY): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- The evaluation of goal-directed activities to promote well-being and health in heart failure: EUROIA scale.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Trial
- Remotely Delivered Nutrition Interventions with or Without Physical Activity Interventions in Adults with Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Clinical Impact of Digital Health Interventions with Educational Components for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The comparative efficacy of comprehensive self-care interventions in chronic illness: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Development of Virtual Mental Health Stepped Care Service for a Heart Failure Remote Management Program: Qualitative Descriptive Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- A qualitative exploration of the educational needs of people living with heart failure: BANDAIDD-Explore study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Empirical evidence for a process-based model of health-related quality of life using network analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- [Slow demographic change and neurological rehabilitation-Part 2: what we can do].Der Nervenarzt · 2023Review
- Cardiovascular disease and COVID-19, a deadly combination: A review about direct and indirect impact of a pandemic.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
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- Pragmatic randomized trial assessing the impact of digital health technology on quality of life in patients with heart failure: Design, rationale and implementation.Clinical cardiology · 2022Article
- Therapeutic components of digital counseling for chronic heart failure.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Why Automated E-Counseling for Chronic Heart Failure Matters in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era.Circulation. Heart failure · 2021Article
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16 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundInternational task force statements advocate telehealth programs to promote health-related quality of life for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). To that end, we evaluated the efficacy and usability of an automated e-counseling program.
methodsThis Canadian multi-site double-blind randomized trial assessed whether usual care plus either internet-based e-counseling (motivational and cognitive-behavioral tools for CHF self-care) or e-based conventional CHF self-care education (e-UC) improved 12-month Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Overall Summary (KCCQ-OS). Secondary outcomes included program engagement (total logon weeks, logons, and logon hours), total CHF self-care behaviors, diet (fruit and vegetable servings), 6-minute walk test, and 4-day step count. The association between program engagement and health-related quality of life was assessed using KCCQ-OS tertiles.
resultsWe enrolled 231 patients, median age =59.5 years, 22% female, and elevated median KCCQ-OS=83.0 (interquartile range, 68-93). KCCQ-OS increase ≥5 points was not more prevalent for e-counseling, n=29 (29.6%) versus e-UC, n=32 (34.0%),
conclusionsThe primary KCCQ-OS end point was negative for this trial. Only e-counseling showed a positive association between program engagement and 12-month KCCQ-OS tertile, and it improved CHF self-care behavior and diet. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01864369.
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