Heart failure and Promotion of Physical Activity before and after Cardiac reHabilitatio

Conditions: cardiac failure
heart failure
10019280

Registration Number: NL-OMON49839

Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age * 18 years, * 85 years.
2. Patients with chronic HFrEF (ischaemic or non-ischaemic) from the
outpatient clinic.
3. NYHA class II/III.
4. Indication for and referral to CR (first time or last CR was more than 1
year before inclusion).
5. Clinically stable (no hospitalization in the month prior to inclusion).
6. The patient should be willing and able to cooperate with study procedure
(use activity tracker/device, fill out questionnaires, comply with the required
follow-up visits and sign informed consent.
7. Sufficient understanding of Dutch language, both spoken and written.
8. Access to a smartphone with SMS functionality and a personal computer with
internet access and an email address.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with acute HF, HFpEF or HFmEF.
2. Patients who are currently or have been (< 1 month) hospitalized.
3. End stage renal disease requiring dialysis.
4. Other comorbidities precluding exercise training.
5. Patients with a life expectancy <1 year.
6. Patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant.
7. Patients already using their own activity tracking device.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The difference in distance on the 6 minute walk test over the study period<br /><br>between intervention and control arm.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>1) The difference of daily amount of steps after CR between intervention and<br /><br>control arm.<br /><br>2) The difference in CR enrolment after referral by the cardiologist between<br /><br>intervention and control arm.<br /><br>3) Hospitalization and mortality<br /><br>4) Health related quality of life<br /><br>5) Physical fitness<br /><br>6) Mental health<br /><br>7) Fear of movement<br /><br>8) Compliance to program<br /><br>9) (S)AE</p><br>