VAD guidance tool testing for patients and clinicians
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a new tool that helps patients prepare for getting a ventricular assist device (VAD), a machine that helps the heart pump blood. Researchers want to see if the tool is easy to use and helpful for both patients and their doctors.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled to have a VAD implanted in the near future
- You speak English
- You are at least 19 years old
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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