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<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20120215009014N430</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2022-06-15</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Hamedan University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Effect of face-to-face education versus virtual education on self-care and quality of life in patients with heart failure</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>Effect of face-to-face education versus virtual education on self-care and quality of life in patients with heart failure: a randomized clinical trial</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2022-07-23</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>80</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/64161</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Sending recorded self-care training files through WhatsApp for 30 minutes once a day for 8 days, including: explanation of heart function, understanding heart disease and its complications, diet and medication management, sodium and fluid restriction, importance and how to weigh daily, regular exercise, monitoring of signs and symptoms of exacerbation of the disease, non-smoking, social activities, sexual activity, taking medications, following medical instructions and avoiding self-medication.</study_design>
      <phase>N/A</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Heart failure.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group: Sending recorded self-care training files through WhatsApp for 30 minutes once a day for 8 days, including: explanation of heart function, understanding heart disease and its complications, diet and medication management, sodium and fluid restriction, importance and how to weigh daily, regular exercise, monitoring of signs and symptoms of exacerbation of the disease, non-smoking, social activities, sexual activity, taking medications, following medical instructions and avoiding self-medication. Intervention 2: Control group: Face-to-face self-care training for 60 minutes every other day for 8 days including: explanation of heart function, understanding heart disease and its complications, diet and medication management, sodium and fluid restriction, importance and how to weigh daily, regular exercise, monitoring of signs and symptoms of exacerbation of the disease, non-smoking, social activities, sexual activity, taking medications, following medical instructions and avoiding self-medication.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is It depends on the situation and the results of the study as well as the approval of the financial supporting organization.</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Mohsen Ahmadi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Ave.</address>
        <city>Hamadan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>6517838695</zip>
        <telephone>+98 81 3838 0572</telephone>
        <email>pedonconurse69@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Hamedan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Dr. Azim Azizi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Ave.</address>
        <city>hamadan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>6517838695</zip>
        <telephone>+98 81 3838 0572</telephone>
        <email>azimazizi1360@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Hamedan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Age 25 to 70 years
Heart failure
Heart ejection fraction less than 40%</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>25 years</agemin>
      <agemax>70 years</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Psychological problems
Physical disability (hearing or visual)
Having a medical education</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>I50</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Heart failure</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Sending recorded self-care training files through WhatsApp for 30 minutes once a day for 8 days, including: explanation of heart function, understanding heart disease and its complications, diet and medication management, sodium and fluid restriction, importance and how to weigh daily, regular exercise, monitoring of signs and symptoms of exacerbation of the disease, non-smoking, social activities, sexual activity, taking medications, following medical instructions and avoiding self-medication.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: Face-to-face self-care training for 60 minutes every other day for 8 days including: explanation of heart function, understanding heart disease and its complications, diet and medication management, sodium and fluid restriction, importance and how to weigh daily, regular exercise, monitoring of signs and symptoms of exacerbation of the disease, non-smoking, social activities, sexual activity, taking medications, following medical instructions and avoiding self-medication.</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Evaluation of patients' self-care. Timepoint: Before and 2 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: using Jarasma standard questionnaire.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Evaluation of patients' quality of life. Timepoint: Before and 2 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using the standard Minnesota questionnaire.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Hamedan University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2022-06-11</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics Committee of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Vice-chancellor for Research and Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Ave Hamadan Hamadan Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
