Status:
UNKNOWN
Cardiac Rehabilitation in Advanced aGE: EXercise TRaining and Active Follow-up CR-AGE-EXTRA Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University of Florence
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
75+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this trial is to assess the medium- (6 months) and long-term (12 months) effects of a Home-Based exercise program after in-Hospital comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) - as compared ...
Detailed Description
Data on the short-term efficacy of comprehensive CR are still limited in older pts with cardiovascular disease, and no information is available on maintenance of results achieved with CR over the medi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women and men
- Aged \>75 years
- Candidates to a 4-week
- In-Hospital comprehensive CR after ACS
- PCI
- Cardiac surgery
Exclusion
- Any medical condition that would make physical exercise unsafe (unstable angina, sustained ventricular arrhythmias, AF with elevated ventricular response, symptomatic COPD, uncontrolled arterial hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, hyperthyroidism) or that would limit physical capacity (severe anemia (Hb\<10 gr/dl), moderate-to-severe chronic renal failure (creatinine \>2.5 mg/dl), severe arthritis, peripheral artery disease (Fontaine \>IIb), metastatic cancer)
- Symptomatic (NYHA II-IV) chronic heart failure
- Moderate-to-severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction \<35%)
- BADL disability
- Denied informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00641134
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
November 1 2010
Last Update
February 6 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi - Florence
Florence, Italy, 50141