Heart failure clinical trial enrollment at a rural satellite hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Heart failure is a clinical condition that notably affects the lives of patients in rural areas. Partnering of a rural satellite hospital with an urban academic medical center may provide geographically underrepresented populations with heart failure an opportunity to access to controlled clinical trials (CCTs).

Methods

We report our experience in screening, consenting and enrolling subjects at the VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital (VCU-CMH) in rural South Hill, Virginia, that is part of the larger VCU Health network, with the lead institution being VCU Health Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (VCU-MCV), Richmond, VA. Subjects were enrolled in a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and assigned to treatment with an anti-inflamma

SUBMITTER: Sedhai YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9647921 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature