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CompletedNCT01064765ACT-HFUpdated Sep 5, 2013

ACT-HF: Attention, Cognition and Self-Management in Heart Failure

An observational study in Heart Failure, sponsored by University of Chicago. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-09-05.

Sponsored by University of Chicago · Observational

Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
72
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is designed to determine if a relationship exists between problems with memory, attention, learning, insight and executive function and self management in heart failure.

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Eligible participants are those 75 years of age or less, with left ventricular ejection fractions of 40% or less, english speaking and no known cognitive deficits. Participants will be administered the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status and the Controlled Oral Word Association test at the study visit. They will also be asked to complete the Self-Care in Heart Failure Index and the Anosognosia Questionnaire for Dementia at their convenience and mail back to investigator. Participants will be contacted in 90 days to determine if they have been hospitalized, and if so, for how many days.

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Conditions studied

  • Heart Failure

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Keywords

  • Heart failure
  • Self management
  • cognitive dysfunction
  • Self management of heart failure
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In context

Heart Failure

5,701 studies on the registry are indexed under Heart Failure; 1,220 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 72 is below the median of 200 across 1,679 observational studies indexed under Heart Failure.

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Lead sponsor

University of Chicago is the lead sponsor of 907 studies on the registry; 182 are open to participants now.

Of its 99 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 68 (69%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

All patients with history of heart failure 6 months or more meeting inclusion criteria recruited from outpatient clinic who receiving routine care for their heart failure

Inclusion criteria

  • 75 years of age or less
  • ejection fraction 40% or less
  • heart failure 6 months or more
  • English speaking
  • no known dementia
  • no active substance abuse
  • presence of caregiver/support

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • neurologic disorders potentially causing cognitive dysfunction
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Study design

Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
72 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Heart failure

    Outpatients with heart failure, age 75 or less, left ventricular ejection fraction 40% or less, english speaking with no known dementia

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-management of heart failure as measured by the Self-Care in Heart Failure Index

    Time frame: at time of enrollment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Duration of hospitalization(s)

    Time frame: 90 days after enrollment

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 5, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01064765
Lead sponsor
University of Chicago
Collaborators
Sigma-Tau Research, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 8, 2010
Start date
Sep 2008
Primary completion
Mar 2011
Completion
Mar 2011
Last update
Sep 5, 2013

Study contacts

Savitri E. Fedson, MD
principal investigator · University of Chicago

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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