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Implementing the Addressing Symptoms with Person-Centered Treatment (ADAPT) Program in Heart Failure Care

Implementing the Addressing Symptoms with Person-Centered Treatment (ADAPT) Program in Heart Failure Care

Age
40 years or above
Gender
All
Phase
N/A
Participants needed
60
Primary Investigator
LD

Lyndsay DeGroot

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Brief description of study

Are  you 40 years of age or older and living with heart failure? You may be able to join a study testing a new way to support people with heart failure from home.

Heart failure can affect more than your heart.  Living with this condition can bring challenges that are not always easy to manage alone. 

Researchers at Indiana University are studying he ADAPT, a virtual care program for people with heart failure.  It is designed to help with common concerns such as tiredness, shortness of breath, pain, low mood, worry, and trouble sleeping.   The program can be completed by phone or secure video call, so you can take part from the comfort of your home or a private place of your choosing.

You may be eligible if you are 40 years of age or older, have heart failure, and you see a primary care provider and a cardiologist (heart doctor) through IU Health. 

Detailed description of study

What is ADAPT?

  • ADAPT stands for Addressing Symptoms with Person-Centered Treatment.
  • That simply means the program focuses on you, your symptoms, and what matters most to you.
  • The research team wants to learn if ADAPT can be used as part of regular heart failure care and whether it may help people feel better in their daily lives.
  • And because ADAPT is virtual, you can take part without traveling to a research clinic.

What will I be asked to do?

  • Meet with the ADAPT team by phone or secure video
  • Talk about your symptoms and how you are feeling
  • Complete short surveys about your health and quality of life

Important  things to know:

  • The ADAPT program lasts 3-4 months.
  • You will complete surveys when you start and again after your final ADAPT session.
  • The research team will also review information from your health record for up to 1 year. This will help researchers learn about hospital stays and emergency room visits during the study.
  • You will be compensated for your time and for completing the study tasks.  Fraudulent, duplicate or bot-generated responses will not be paid.

Eligibility of study

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions: Chronic heart failture
  • Age: 40 years or above
  • Gender: All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Have been diagnosed with chronic heart failure
  • Receive primary care and heart care through IU Health
  • Have symptoms that affect your daily life or well-being
  • Have a higher risk of a hospital stay or other serious health problems
  • Have regular access to a telephone
     

Exclusion criteria

  • Have dementia or another serious memory or thinking problem
  • Have active drug or alcohol dependence or recent treatment for substance or alcohol use
    (Nicotine and marijuana use do not count.)
  • Have active metastatic cancer or are receiving chemotherapy
  • Have an LVAD or are being evaluated for an LVAD or heart transplant
  • Are currently receiving hospice or specialty palliative care
  • Are currently incarcerated
  • Are pregnant
  • Live in a skilled nursing facility

Other health requirements apply. The research team will talk with you to find out if the study is a good fit.

The purpose of this research study is to learn about a virtual care program for adults age 40 or older who are living with chronic heart failure. The program is meant to support people with common symptoms and concerns that can come with heart failure, such as tiredness, shortness of breath, pain, low mood, worry, and trouble sleeping.

THIS STUDY IS ENROLLING BY INVITATION ONLY - patients who have an IU Health Cardiologist and an IU Health PCP will be identified and invited to participate.

Study tasks:
Participants will meet with the program team and talk about their symptoms and how they are feeling via study calls. Participants will also answer questionnaires about their health and quality of life at the start and again after their final session. Participants will be compensated for their time.

Study timeline and visits:
The program lasts about 4 months. The study team will also review information from participants’ health records for up to 1 year to learn about hospital stays and emergency room visits during the study.


Inclusion Criteria

  • Have been diagnosed with chronic heart failure
  • Receive primary care and heart care through IU Health
  • Have symptoms that affect your daily life or well-being
  • Have a higher risk of a hospital stay or other serious health problems
  • Have regular access to a telephone
     

Exclusion criteria

  • Have dementia or another serious memory or thinking problem
  • Have active drug or alcohol dependence or recent treatment for substance or alcohol use
    (Nicotine and marijuana use do not count.)
  • Have active metastatic cancer or are receiving chemotherapy
  • Have an LVAD or are being evaluated for an LVAD or heart transplant
  • Are currently receiving hospice or specialty palliative care
  • Are currently incarcerated
  • Are pregnant
  • Live in a skilled nursing facility

Other health requirements apply. The research team will talk with you to find out if the study is a good fit.

 

Updated on 14 Oct 2026. Study ID: 31757

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