Improving quality of life for people with a heart pump
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study is testing a special palliative care program to help people with a heart pump (LVAD) feel better and improve their quality of life. If it works, the program could be used to support other LVAD patients in the future.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have had your LVAD (a mechanical pump that helps your heart) for at least one year.
- You are not on the waiting list for a heart transplant. (If you are just being tested for one, that's okay.)
- You have not been receiving outpatient palliative care (care to improve quality of life) in the last 6 months.
- You are not on dialysis (kidney replacement therapy).
- You do not have a terminal illness that is not related to your heart.
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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