The objective of this study was to determine whether a decision aid for patients with advanced heart failure increases patient knowledge about the benefits and risks of treatment with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) compared with standard clinic LVAD education.
Project page: Does a Decision Aid Help Patients Learn about Their Treatment Options for Advanced Heart Failure?
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, MA, PhD
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine
Original project title: Development and User Testing of a Decision Aid for Ventricular Assist Device Placement
HSRProj ID: 20143450
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02248974
To cite this document, please use: Blumenthal-Barby J, Kostick K, Bruce C, et al. 2019. Does a Decision Aid Help Patients Learn about Their Treatment Options for Advanced Heart Failure? Washington, DC: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/4.2019.CDR.130601769
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