Effective Management of Emotional Response to Generate Well-Being Post-HF Exacerbation



Status:Completed
Conditions:Cardiology
Therapuetic Areas:Cardiology / Vascular Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:5/9/2018
Start Date:January 29, 2018
End Date:April 7, 2018

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
EMERGE is a PI-initiated feasibility study that aims to evaluate the accessibility,
usability, effectiveness and relevance of an integrated psycho-behavioral intervention on
heart failure patients in order to increase support, outreach and general well-being of these
patients following hospitalization due to heart failure exacerbation.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult male and female patients, age ≥ 18 hospitalized at Duke inpatient service
because of heart failure

- NYHA Class ≥ II

Exclusion Criteria:

- Significant cognitive impairment, indicated as a mini-mental state exam (MMSE) total
score of 23 or lower

- Lack of convenient internet access outside of hospital

- Alcohol or other drug dependence/abuse within past 90 days as evaluated by review of
medical record and patient interview (SCID)

- Severe physical disability (visual, sensory or motor) that may interfere with study
participation (assessment, online interactive learning)

- History or presence of psychoses, bipolar disorder, and/or severe personality
disorders as evaluated by review of medical record and patient interview (SCID)

- Life-threatening co-morbidity with the likelihood of 50% mortality in one year

- Active suicidal ideations

- Female patients of childbearing potential

- Treatment with electroconvulsive therapy or transcranial magnetic stimulation within
past 90 days

- Uncorrected hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
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Pamela Bonner
Durham, North Carolina 27710
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