Plain-English translation of NCT06161649 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing a new automated smartphone education system designed to help people with heart failure learn how to manage their condition at home. The system sends personalized lessons and reminders to your phone to help you understand your disease, manage your symptoms, and feel more confident caring for yourself. The study will compare this app-based approach to traditional one-time nurse education to see which helps patients feel better and stay healthier.
Heart failure is a complex condition that often leads to repeated hospitalizations because patients don't have enough information to manage their symptoms at home. This trial exists to test whether continuous, personalized education through a smartphone app—rather than just a single conversation with a nurse—can better help patients understand their condition, reduce anxiety, and prevent dangerous flare-ups that require emergency care.
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If you join, you will be randomly assigned to either receive traditional care (a 10–15 minute education session with a nurse and a manual) or the new smartphone app system (which sends you automated lessons and reminders over time). Both groups get a disease self-care manual and a case manager's phone number for emergencies. The app group will use the smartphone system to learn about their condition whenever is convenient at home, and you can contact your case manager anytime you have questions.
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