Mobile and Digital Application in Heart Failure Networks Berlin/Brandenburg

Mobile and Digital Application in Heart Failure Networks Berlin/Brandenburg

The MobiDig trial is designed to evaluate an implementation of a mobile phone application with secondary preventive/rehabilitative modules for patients with heart failure in certified Heart Failure Unit centers in Berlin and Brandenburg.

The aim is to evaluate the effect on quality of life, symptoms and the course of the disease. In addition, the acceptance, adherence and user behavior as well as the implementation potential for a permanent introduction of the application in national heart failure networks will be analyzed.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Confirmed diagnosis of heart failure
• Treatment in a certified Heart Failure Unit center in Berlin or Brandenburg
• Written informed consent of the participants
• User of a mobile device with an iOS operating system

Exclusion Criteria:

• Addiction or other illnesses that do not allow the participants to assess the nature and scope as well as possible consequences of participation or its scientific evaluation
• insufficient knowledge of the German language, which is necessary to use the application