NCT03156686.

Study name	SAFEty and Efficacy of HOME‐based hospitalization versus inpatient care for patients with acute heart failure in chronic heart failure. (SAFE‐HOME)
Methods	Parallel randomised trial
Participants	Inclusion: adults aged >= 18 years diagnosed with acute heart failure, eligible for hospital home within 4 days of hospitalisation, affiliated with social security and complementary health insurance Exclusion: severe cognitive or behavioural disorders, no caregiver, other chronic conditions
Interventions	Intervention: home‐based hospitalisation with intravenous diuretics Comparison: usual hospital care
Outcomes	Main outcome: time to rehospitalisation (3 months) Other outcomes: adverse events, quality of life, nutritional status, mortality, cost‐effectiveness, time to rehospitalisation (12 months) Follow‐up: 3 and 12 months
Starting date	June 2017
Contact information	Thibaud Damy, Hôpital Henri Mondor, France
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