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Background and study aims In this study the aim is to test whether a mobile health home monitoring system, which is linked to patients’ health records and able to provide specialist alert and advice to patients and predictive clinical decision support tools to healthcare practitioners, can improve heart failure patients’ management. Who can participate? Adult men and women diagnosed with heart failure What does the study involve? Participants are randomly allocated to either receive personalised feedback on their health or not. Participants are given and taught how to use a tablet PC to answer a short series of questions about their health and wellbeing and record their blood pressure, weight and heart rate. They are asked to complete these questions and measurements on a daily or regular basis for a period of about 6 months. Some participants may also be asked to carry a small monitor (FitBit) to record information about their level of physical activity and sleeping pattern. All of this data is captured and stored securely on the tablet PC and then wirelessly transferred in real-time to secure central servers at the University of Oxford where it is reviewed by researchers. Depending on treatment allocation and participant’s health monitoring data, they may receive more or less intensive feedback to support themselves in managing their condition better at home. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? It is hoped that everyone taking part will improve their knowledge and understanding of managing heart failure. In addition, it is hoped that the intervention will improve partcipants' medication management and quality of life. However, this cannot be guaranteed. The information gained from this study may help to treat patients with heart failure better in the future. There are no expected harms from participating in this study. Where is the study run from? The study is run from the participants'’ homes When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for? September 2014 to September 2017 Who is funding the study? 1. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre 2. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Career Development Fellowship Who is the main contact? Prof. Kazem Rahimi [email protected]

Critère d'inclusion

• Topic: Cardiovascular disease; Subtopic: Cardiovascular (all Subtopics); Disease: Heart Failure

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