Quality of Life Clinical Trial
— FRAIL-SMOfficial title:
Development of Family-based Frailty Selfmanagement Model and the Effects of the FRAIL-SM Program Among Patients With Heart Failure
This randomized controlled trial study aims to develop a frailty self-management model for heart failure patients, and to examine the effect of family-based frailty self-management program (FRAIL-SM) including Family involvement, self-Regulation, Autonomy support, Information sharing and Linkage on frailty, self-care ability and quality of life in patients with heart failure and their family's strain and quality of life. Data is collected by a structural questionnaire including frailty, heart failure knowledge, self-care of heart failure, anxiety and depression, social support, and quality of life and physical indicators at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks after enrollment.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 328 |
Est. completion date | December 31, 2026 |
Est. primary completion date | July 31, 2026 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 40 Years and older |
Eligibility | Patients Inclusion Criteria: 1. aged = 40 years. 2. diagnosed by doctros with heart failure and in stable condition. 3. clear consciousness, can communicate with Chinese and Taiwanese. 4. consent to join in this study. 5. have a smartphone or computer and be able to join social media 6. have SOF score = 1 Patients Exclusion Criteria: 1. were bed-ridden or unable to perform activities of daily living independently. 2. diagnosed by doctors with cognitive dysfunction, mental illness, or severe depression 3. in the acute stage of the disease, such as inflammation, infection, or vascular embolism 4. with contraindications to exercise, such as those with uncontrolled arrhythmia, unstable heart rate, BP or PaO2. 5. suffer from neurological, muscular, skeletal or rheumatoid diseases that are aggravated by exercise. Caregivers Inclusion Criteria: 1. aged = 20 years. 2. clear consciousness, can communicate with Chinese and Taiwanese. 3. consent to join in this study with patients. Caregivers Exclusion Criteria: 1. have serious chronic diseases and need to dependent on others for daily living 2. diagnosed by doctors with cognitive dysfunction, mental illness, or severe depression 3. have an employment relationship with the patient |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Taiwan | Taichung Veterans General Hospital | Taichung | |
Taiwan | Tri-Service General Hospital | Taipei |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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National Yang Ming University |
Taiwan,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Change in Frailty Assessment Scale for Heart Failure( FAS-HF) scores | Changes from baseline Frailty Assessment Scale for Heart Failure (FAS-HF) scores including three indicators: physical, Psychological and social , at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks. FAS-HF scale contains 15 items, each item use Likert scale five point scoring, the total scores ranged from 0 to 45,the higher scores indicate higher frailty. | baseline, 4week, 8week, 12week | |
Primary | Changes in The Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire(MLHFQ) scores | Changes from baseline Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks. The Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire contains 21 questions regarding the effects of heart failure on patients' physical (eight questions),emotional (five questions) and general (eight questions) dimensions. The possible answer for each question ranges from 0(no) to 5(a lot), and the total score range is 0-105; a higher score indicates lower quality of life . | baseline, 4week, 8week, 12week | |
Secondary | Changes in symptoms distress scores | Changes from baseline symptoms distress scores at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks. Symptoms distress scale contains 17 common symptoms items, each item use Likert scale five point scoring, the total scores ranged from 17 to 85, the higher scores indicate worse symptom distress | baseline, 4week, 8week, 12week | |
Secondary | Changes in anxiety and depression scores | Changes from baseline hospital anxiety and depression scale at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks. The hospital anxiety and depression scale contains 14 questions(7 for assess anxiety and 7 for assess depression), each item use Likert scale four point scoring, the total scores ranged from 0 to 21, the higher scores indicate more severe anxiety and depression level. | baseline, 4week, 8week, 12week | |
Secondary | Changes in caregivers confidence of heart failure self care | Changes in the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) scores of caregivers from baseline to 4weeks, 8weeks, and12 weeks. The SCHFI is a self-report measure comprised of 15 items rated on a 4-point response scale and divided into 3 subscales: self-care maintenance, self-care management, and self-care confidence. Self-care maintenance consists of 5 items assessing adherance to HF self care recommendations. Self-care management consists of 6 items assessing the ability to recognize and deal with HF symptoms. Self-care confidence consists of 4 items assessing the confidence in control and manage HF symptoms. | baseline, 4week, 8week, 12week | |
Secondary | Changes in The Caregiver Strain Index(CSI) | Changes in the Caregiver Strain Index(CSI) scores of caregivers from baseline to 4weeks, 8weeks, and12 weeks. The CSI is a 13-item objective questionaire designed to assess level of stress experienced by the informal caregivers. | baseline, 4week, 8week, 12week | |
Secondary | Changes in heart failure knowledge of caregivers | Changes in Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale (DHFKS) scores of caregivers from baseline to 4weeks, 8weeks, and12 weeks. The DHFKS consists of 15 items assessing HF knowledge: 4 items regarding general HF information, 6 items regarding HF treatment (diet, fluid restrictions and activity) and 5 items assessing symptoms and symptom recognition. | baseline, 4week, 8week, 12week | |
Secondary | Changes in caregivers' quality of life | Changes in the WHO Quality of Life-Brief(WHOQOL-BREF) Taiwan version scores of caregivers from baseline to 4weeks, 8weeks, and12 weeks. The WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version is a 28-item questionaire rated on a 5-point response scale. It divides quality of life into 4 domains: physical health, psychological, social relationships and environment. | baseline, 4week, 8week, 12week |
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