Research Study Evaluating Effectiveness of Online Tool For Heart Failure Management
This study seeks to know if this new potential digital health intervention can motivate healthy behavior changes among older adults with heart failure.
Interested participants must be adults aged 45 years old or older who have been diagnosed with heart failure. They must be willing to comply with all the necessary requirements of this virtual study for approximately 24 weeks.
Why Participate?
- You will have access to tools that may better improve your knowledge of heart failure management.
- You may help others who are also diagnosed with heart failure by contributing valuable information.
- You will receive $50 in gift cards for participating in this study.
- You will be helping to advance medical research.
Who can Participate?
- Adults aged 45 years old and older who have been diagnosed with heart failure.
- Must have been hospitalized for heart failure-related reasons in the past 12 months.
- Must be able to walk without using a cane or a walker.
- Willing to comply with the following study requirements for approximately 24 weeks:
- Complete questionnaires and surveys.
- Use a digital tool to record and monitor your physical activity and weight for 24 weeks.
See if you qualify: Submit the Prescreening Criteria Survey.
Meet the Lead Researcher
Kavita Radhakrishnan, PhD, MSEE, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, The University of Texas Austin School of Nursing
View Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Faculty Page
Dr. Kavita Radhakrishnan is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas Austin School of Nursing. She received her Ph.D. in Nursing Science in 2011 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She holds a Master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Aging. Currently, she is the Principal Investigator of a study that examines digital apps and connected sensors to enable heart failure self-management behaviors in older adults with funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research. Dr. Radhakrishnan has served as an expert advisor on the American Heart Association’s policy task force on the implementation of telehealth in cardiovascular and stroke care.
View the Digital Heart Health’s Core Team Members.
Study Details
Research Center: The University of Texas at Austin
Location: This is a virtual study.
Lead Researcher: Dr. Kavita Radhakrishnan
IRB Committee: This study has been reviewed and approved by The University of Texas at Austin Institutional Review Board.
Your Rights
- If you decide to participate in the study and later feel that you no longer wish to be part of it, you may withdraw at any time.
- Your records relating to this study and any other information received will be kept strictly confidential, except as required by law.
Next Steps
- Click the “Prescreening Criteria Survey” link below to enter your contact details and answer some eligibility questions.
- The research center will then contact you by phone to discuss the trial and answer your questions.