Clinical Trial: Palliative Care Intervention to Improve Health Related Quality of Life for Patients on Long-Term LVAD Support

U.S., March 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07445932) titled 'Palliative Care Intervention to Improve Health Related Quality of Life for Patients on Long-Term LVAD Support' on Feb. 11.

Brief Summary: Background: While left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy improves survival in patients with advanced heart failure (AHF), unique LVAD-related burdens may impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Palliative care specialists are key members of the multidisciplinary care team for patients with long-term-LVAD (LT-LVAD), offering specialized, comprehensive, holistic care.

Problem: A seminal study of palliative care in patients with heart failure (PAL-HF trial) demonstrated that outpatient...