Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Prescribed Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure or Ventricular Assist Device

Lead Sponsor:

German Heart Institute

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This trial will evaluate the effect of prescribed exercise training on quality of life and exercise capacity of patients with advanced heart failure or after ventricular assist device implantation. Fu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age \>17 years
  • written informed consent
  • chronic end-stage systolic heart failure with or without ventricular assist device
  • clinically stable for at least 6 weeks
  • prescription of cardiac rehabilitation

Exclusion

  • addictions or other illnesses that impact the ability to understand the nature, scope and consequences of the trial
  • lack of knowledge of German to fully understand study information
  • pregnancy, pre-menopausal women
  • participation in the rehabilitation program \< 80%
  • contraindications of cardiopulmonary exercise testing on an ergometer

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04696900

Start Date

June 1 2020

End Date

December 1 2022

Last Update

November 19 2021

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German Heart Institute

Berlin, Germany, 13353