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Randomised trial of telephone intervention in chronic heart failure: DIAL trial

Author: Gesica, Investigators Country/countries: Argentina Number of patients participating in the study: 1518 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+AB+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Healthy sleep habits, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence to medication or other treatment Adherence to medication N/A
Hospital admissions HF-related hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Hospital admissions Cardiovascular-related hospital admissions N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Quality of life Quality of life N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 65.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 13.3) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Adherence to medication or other treatment - Adherence to medication
Hospital admissions - HF-related hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Hospital admissions - Cardiovascular-related hospital admissions
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Quality of life - Quality of life

Other publications associated with this study

Long-term results after a telephone intervention in chronic heart failure: DIAL (Randomized Trial of Phone Intervention in Chronic Heart Failure) follow-up Link: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.049