Remote Follow-up in a Heart Failure Pragmatic Trial: Insights From the CONNECT-HF

Traditional randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are necessary for establishing causality between interventions and outcomes, forming the basis for clinical guidelines.1 However, the requirement for study-specific in-person study visits by participants to collect accurate clinical outcomes poses a burden on participants and sites, resulting in high costs and limiting eligible participants to those with the ability to travel to visits.2 Remote follow-up methods, such as utilizing central call centers for participant-reported events or site reports using medical record query, have potential for enhanced trial efficiency, reduced costs, and less burden on both participants and clinical trial sites.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research