This is a randomized, controlled, open-label, prospective, multicentre clinical trial designed to assess the effects of a nutritional intervention on morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Through a simple 1:1 randomization process, patients will be assigned to the control group or the intervention group. Patients in the intervention group will undergo an individualised nutritional intervention program consisting of 3 pillars: diet optimization, specific recommendations ,and nutritional supplementation if nutritional targets are not achieved.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
264
Nutritional intervention (diet, dietetic recommendations and/or supplements). Participants will receive specific recommendations about diet, energetic dietetic supplementation, oral nutritional supplements, exercise... The "Nutrition Team" (formed by cardiologists, dieticians, nurses...) will closely monitor patients with periodic visits and reassessment of nutritional status and compliance with recommendations.
Standard treatment (usual recommendations in patients with heart failure)
Hospital Universitario de Burgos
Burgos, Spain
RECRUITINGCOMBINED EVENT
Time to the combined event of all-cause mortality or admission for heart failure at 6 months
Time frame: 6 MONTHS
Time to 6-month cardiovascular mortality
Time frame: 6 MONTHS
Time to all-cause admission at 6 months
Time frame: 6 MONTHS
Changes in quality of life at 3 and 6 months post-intervention
Changes in the scores of Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire
Time frame: 6 MONTHS
Changes in nutritional status at 3 and 6 months post intervention
Changes in the scores of Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form
Time frame: 6 MONTHS
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