N/A
N=39
A Study to Improve Physician-Youth Communication and Medical Decision Making
Heart Failure NYHA Class II · Heart Failure NYHA Class III · Heart Failure NYHA Class IV
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05835063 ↗Enrolled (actual)
39
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Physician Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Post Clinician Survey — 57.4 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- We Chatt communication tool (Behavioral); Usual/standard care (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 12+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Primary completion
- Jun 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Physician Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Post Clinician Survey |
57.4 | — |
| PRIMARY Patient/Caregiver Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Patient/Caregiver Survey |
49.5; 53.4 | — |
| SECONDARY Physician Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention From Physicians Based on the Post Clinician Survey |
9 | — |
| SECONDARY Patient/Caregiver Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Patient/Caregiver Survey |
9; 10 | — |
| SECONDARY Time (Measured in Minutes) to Complete We Chatt the Intervention by Clinicians |
15 | — |
Summary
The goal of this study is improving patient-centered communication for young people with advanced heart disease.
Eligibility Criteria
Physician Inclusion Criteria:
- Physician participants will be recruited from the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Michigan. All physicians with dedicated clinical effort will be eligible.
- Eligible physicians must anticipate remaining on staff >1 year
Patient/Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients 12-24 years old with heart failure symptoms meeting criteria for New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II - IV heart failure
- One parent/caregiver of patient participants meeting inclusion criteria will also be eligible
Physician Exclusion Criteria:
- Not a physician at University of Michigan in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Patient/Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with significant cognitive/developmental delay with potential to impact study participation will be excluded from the study due to the focus on physician-youth communication.
- Parents and parent/caregivers that are non-English speaking will be excluded from this pilot study.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05835063). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.