Status:
COMPLETED
Hospital Versus Home Based Exercise in Patients With Chronic Stable Heart Failure
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Conditions:
Congestive Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to compare the effect of monitored, home-based exercise versus hospital-based exercise on the quality of life of patients with congestive heart failure. Secondary object...
Detailed Description
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic disease that is associated with enormous burden of illness. Patients with CHF have diminished health-related quality of life, and due to the high demand ass...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- chronic stable heart failure
- NYHA class I, II or III
- willing and able to regularly attend a supervised exercise program
- provision of written, informed consent
Exclusion
- unstable angina in the last month
- recent acute MI (last 3 months) which precipitated heart failure
- hospitalized for heart failure in past month
- severe chronic pulmonary disease (FEV1 \<40%)
- uncontrolled hypertension (B/P \>140/90)
- orthopedic, neurological or psychiatric illness precluding participation in exercise
- heart failure that is amenable to revascularization, which is planned in the near future
- NYHA class IV
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
62 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01480921
Start Date
July 1 2003
End Date
November 1 2007
Last Update
November 29 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Cardiac Health & Rehabilitation Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2