biostudies-literatureUnknown1(2)Tsuyuki RTHeart and Stroke FoundationMerck<h4>Background</h4>Heart failure (HF) exacerbations often relate to poor self-care. Education programs improve outcomes, but are resource-intensive. We developed a video-based educational intervention and evaluated it in patients with HF.<h4>Methods</h4>Congestive Heart Failure <b>O</b>utreach <b>P</b>rogram of <b>E</b>ducation was a pragmatic multicenter randomized trial. We included subjects with HF if they were hospitalized, seen in the emergency department (ED), or high-risk outpatients, and randomized them to intervention or control. Intervention included a 20-minute video, supplementary booklet, and 3 bimonthly newsletters focusing on salt and fluid restriction, daily weights, and medications. Subjects watched the video and were encouraged to review it at home, along with the bookletCJC open62-68https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7063627biostudies-literatureA Randomized Trial of Video-based Education in Patients With Heart Failure: The <b>C</b>ongestive Heart Failure <b>O</b>utreach <b>P</b>rogram of <b>E</b>ducation (COPE).PMC7063627Lockwood EEReddy MCShibata MCGutierrez RTweden KLSimpson SHFradette MVilla-Roel CTsuyuki RTRowe BHfalseA Randomized Trial of Video-based Education in Patients With Heart Failure: The <b>C</b>ongestive Heart Failure <b>O</b>utreach <b>P</b>rogram of <b>E</b>ducation (COPE).<h4>Background</h4>Heart failure (HF) exacerbations often relate to poor self-care. Education programs improve outcomes, but are resource-intensive. We developed a video-based educational intervention and evaluated it in patients with HF.<h4>Methods</h4>Congestive Heart Failure <b>O</b>utreach <b>P</b>rogram of <b>E</b>ducation was a pragmatic multicenter randomized trial. We included subjects with HF if they were hospitalized, seen in the emergency department (ED), or high-risk outpatients, and randomized them to intervention or control. Intervention included a 20-minute video, supplementary booklet, and 3 bimonthly newsletters focusing on salt and fluid restriction, daily weights, and medications. Subjects watched the video and were encouraged to review it at home, along with the booklet2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Mar2026-05-01T22:49:06.946Z2020-05-22T13:06:08ZS-EPMC70636273215908510.1016/j.cjco.2018.12.001