Investigating the Impact of Nudging Cardiologists to Prescribe Guideline-directed Medical Therapy in Heart Failure Patients

ConditionHeart Failure
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMedisch Spectrum Twente

About this trial

This study investigates the impact of a nudge-based intervention on improving guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) prescription among cardiologists. Using a stepped wedge randomized controlled trial design, we assess whether digital decision support-leveraging home monitoring and clinical data-enhances adherence to guideline-recommended medication titration. The primary outcomes include HF related hospitalization rates and all cause mortality.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

All heart failure diagnoses

>18 years

Disqualifiers

Not understanding the Dutch Language.

Allergies that make uptitration impossible.

Admission to hospice or palliative care.

Severe psychological disorders.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nudging

Treatment groups

1,320 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Medisch Spectrum Twente

Lead sponsor

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

Collaborator

St. Antonius Hospital

Collaborator

Martini Hospital Groningen

Collaborator

Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven

Collaborator

Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital

Collaborator

Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam

Collaborator