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277 Heart Failure Clinical Trial Enrollment at a Rural Satellite Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2022

Antonio Abbate
Affiliation:
Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Richmond, VA
Yub Raj Sedhai
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, VCU Health, Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. YubRaj.Sedhai@vcuhealth.org
Nimesh K. Patel
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, VCU Health, Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. Nimesh.Patel@vcuhealth.org
Virginia Mihalick
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Sciences, VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Virginia.Mihalick@vcuhealth.org
Azita Talasaz
Affiliation:
VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Azita.Talasaz@vcuhealth.org
Georgia Thomas
Affiliation:
VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. georgia.thomas@vcuhealth.org
Bethany L. Denlinger
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine,Division of Cardiology,VCU Health, Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. Bethany.Denlinger@vcuhealth.org
Juan I. Damonte
Affiliation:
Post-doctoral research fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Juan.Damonte@vcuhealth.org
Marco Del Buono
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Marco.Delbuono@vcuhealth.org
Emily Federmann
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Emily.Federmann@vcuhealth.org
Mary Hardin
Affiliation:
Registered Nurse, VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital, South, Hill, VA. Mary.Hardin@vcuhealth.org
Ikenna Ibe
Affiliation:
Chief Medical Officer, VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. Ikenna.Ibe@vcuhealth.org
Mary Harmon
Affiliation:
Director of Clinical Research, VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Mary.Harmon@vcuhealth.org
Benjamin Van Tassell
Affiliation:
VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Benjamin.VanTassel@vcuhealth.org
Antonio Abbate
Affiliation:
Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Richmond, VA. Antonio.Abbate@vcuhealth.org
James C. Roberts
Affiliation:
Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, VCU Health, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Richmond, VA. Antonio.Abbate@vcuhealth.org
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Abstract

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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical condition that notably affects the lives of patients in rural areas. The partnering of a rural satellite hospital with an urban academic medical center may provide geographically underrepresented populations with HF an opportunity to access controlled clinical trials (CCTs). METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: 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 (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03797001) and assigned to treatment with an anti-inflammatory drug for HF or placebo. We used the electronic health record and remote guidance and oversight from the VCU-MCV resources using a closed-loop communication network to work with local resources at the facility to perform screening, consenting and enrollment. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: One hundred subjects with recently decompensated HF were screened between January 2019 and August 2021, of these 61 are enrolled to date: 52 (85 %) at VCU-MCV and 9 (15%) at VCU-CMH. Of the subjects enrolled at VCU-CMH, 33% were female, 77% Black, with a mean age of 5210 years. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: The use of a combination of virtual/remote monitoring and guidance of local resources in this trial provides an opportunity for decentralization and access of CCTs for potential novel treatment of HF to underrepresented individuals from rural areas.

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