An interventional study of We Chatt communication tool and Usual/standard care in Heart Failure NYHA Class II, Heart Failure NYHA Class III and Heart Failure NYHA Class IV, sponsored by University of Michigan. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-06-18.
Sponsored by University of Michigan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The goal of this study is improving patient-centered communication for young people with advanced heart disease.
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Physician Inclusion Criteria:
Patient/Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
Physician Exclusion Criteria:
Patient/Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:
Behavioral: We Chatt communication tool
Behavioral: Usual/standard care
This arm involves the collaborative completion of a 2-page communication preferences document between a primary physician and an adolescent/young adult patient. Physicians will participate in a 1-hour training led by study principal investigator featuring didactic, multimedia, and experiential-based learning to support the facilitation of the WE CHATT intervention with patients.
Usual/standard care will be provided. Physicians randomized to the control arm will not receive training in the WE CHATT communication intervention.
Physician Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Post Clinician Survey
Satisfaction was based on the answers for 12 questions in which clinicians selected from a Likert scale from strongly disagree (1) -Strongly agree (5). The scores ranged from 12-60; higher scores indicated greater satisfaction.
Time frame: 2 weeks (after intervention)
Patient/Caregiver Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Patient/Caregiver Survey
Parent/Caregiver completed 12 questions in which participants selected from a Likert scale from Strongly disagree (1) to Strongly agree (5). The scores ranged from 12-60; higher scores indicated greater satisfaction.
Time frame: 2 weeks (after intervention)
Physician Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention From Physicians Based on the Post Clinician Survey
Physicians answered 1 question on a scale from 0 to 10 (with 0 being worst and 10 being best)
Time frame: 2 weeks (after intervention)
Patient/Caregiver Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Patient/Caregiver Survey
Patient/Caregiver answered 1 question on a scale from 0 to 10 (with 0 being worst and 10 being best)
Time frame: 2 weeks (after intervention)
Time (Measured in Minutes) to Complete We Chatt the Intervention by Clinicians
Number of minutes to complete the intervention was collected on clinician survey.
Time frame: 30 minutes (approximately)
| Milestone | Clinician Intervention Arm | Clinician Control Arm | Patients | Parent Caregiver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Completed | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Satisfaction was based on the answers for 12 questions in which clinicians selected from a Likert scale from strongly disagree (1) -Strongly agree (5). The scores ranged from 12-60; higher scores indicated greater satisfaction.
| score on a scale | Clinicians Intervention |
|---|---|
| Physician Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Post Clinician Survey | 57.4 ± 2.7 |
Parent/Caregiver completed 12 questions in which participants selected from a Likert scale from Strongly disagree (1) to Strongly agree (5). The scores ranged from 12-60; higher scores indicated greater satisfaction.
| score on a scale | Patients | Caregivers |
|---|---|---|
| Patient/Caregiver Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Patient/Caregiver Survey | 49.5 ± 5.8 | 53.4 ± 5.2 |
Physicians answered 1 question on a scale from 0 to 10 (with 0 being worst and 10 being best)
| score on a scale | Clinicians Intervention |
|---|---|
| Physician Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention From Physicians Based on the Post Clinician Survey | 9 (9 to 9) |
Patient/Caregiver answered 1 question on a scale from 0 to 10 (with 0 being worst and 10 being best)
| score on a scale | Patients | Caregivers |
|---|---|---|
| Patient/Caregiver Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Patient/Caregiver Survey | 9 (8 to 9) | 10 (9 to 10) |
Number of minutes to complete the intervention was collected on clinician survey.
| minutes | Clinicians Intervention |
|---|---|
| Time (Measured in Minutes) to Complete We Chatt the Intervention by Clinicians | 15 (15 to 25) |
Collected over Up to 28 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinician Intervention Arm | 0/10 (0%) | 0/10 (0%) | 0/10 (0%) |
| Clinician Control Arm | 0/10 (0%) | 0/10 (0%) | 0/10 (0%) |
| Patients | 0/10 (0%) | 0/10 (0%) | 0/10 (0%) |
| Parent Caregiver | 0/9 (0%) | 0/9 (0%) | 0/9 (0%) |
| Age, Categorical(Participants) | Clinician Intervention Arm | Clinician Control Arm | Patients | Parent Caregiver | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <=18 years | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | 9 |
| Between 18 and 65 years | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 21 |
| >=65 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Clinician Intervention Arm | Clinician Control Arm | Patients | Parent Caregiver | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| Male | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Clinician Intervention Arm | Clinician Control Arm | Patients | Parent Caregiver | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 9 | 10 | — | 29 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Clinician Intervention Arm | Clinician Control Arm | Patients | Parent Caregiver | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| White | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 31 |
| More than one race | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Region of Enrollment(Participants) | Clinician Intervention Arm | Clinician Control Arm | Patients | Parent Caregiver | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
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