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NCT03982017 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Heart Failure Self-care Mobile Application to Reduce Readmissions Trial

A NA study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
32
Enrollment target

NCT03982017: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

NCT03982017 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by University of Pittsburgh. The registered enrollment target is 32 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03982017, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
32 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a patient-centered comparative effectiveness feasibility pilot designed to examine an intervention to increase heart failure self-care and symptom recognition. The investigators will randomize 100 participants to receive either usual care at the time of discharge after heart failure admission or a smartphone application that enhances self-care.

Primary Outcome

30-day readmission rate as determined by participant report or medical record query

Interventions

  • OTHER Usual care
  • OTHER Mobile Health Technology Platform

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 32 participants
Start Date 2019-07-12
Est. Completion 2020-07-30
Phase NA
University of Pittsburgh

1,238 total trials

Why NCT03982017 stopped before completion

NCT03982017 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 32 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Usual care is the first listed.

NCT03982017 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03982017 about?

NCT03982017 is a clinical study titled "Heart Failure Self-care Mobile Application to Reduce Readmissions Trial". This is a patient-centered comparative effectiveness feasibility pilot designed to examine an intervention to increase heart failure self-care and symptom recognition. The investigators will randomize 100 participants to receive either usual care at the time of discharge after heart failure admissio...

What is the current status of trial NCT03982017?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 32 participants. The study started on 2019-07-12. Estimated completion is 2020-07-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03982017?

The interventions under investigation include: Usual care (OTHER), Mobile Health Technology Platform (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03982017?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pittsburgh, which has 1,238 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03982017's enrollment target sits among peer trials

32 1578th of 2000 higher than 409 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03982017, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03982017 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.