Chronic Heart failure Assisted by Telephone study (CHAT)

A randomised trial of telephone support for chronic heart failure patients at high risk of rehospitalisation funded by the NHMRC and the Medical Benefits Fund.

Chronic heart failure is a major public health problem in Australia. This project will implement the first Australia-wide randomised clinical trial of telephone support for CHF patients provided by trained nurses to enable patients and their familiies to maintain their health in as stable a manner as possible, in their homes. This strategy has significant implications for providing equity of access for rural and remote Australians.

Investigators

• Professor Andrew Tonkin
• Professor Henry Krum
• Professor Leon Piterman
• A/Prof Patricia Davidson, St George's Hospital, Sydney

Research Staff

• Julie Yallop
• Joanne Croucher
• Adam Meehan