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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN01423876
ISRCTN01423876
Completed
N/A

Does an adapted cardiac rehabilitation programme delivered in a hospice for patients with advanced chronic heart failure have an impact on quality of life? A non-randomised study

Oxford Brookes University (UK)0 sites20 target enrollmentMay 15, 2014

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Oxford Brookes University (UK)
Enrollment
20
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 15, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Oxford Brookes University (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Diagnosed with Chronic Heart Failure and assessed as New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III/IV
  • 2\. Assessed as meeting Strategic Network's criteria defining End of Life by the Consultant Cardiologist (Heart Failure Lead) and community Heart Failure Nurse Specialist. The significant criteria for advanced disease, is that no further treatment options are available for the patient, and so treatment options are symptom management and palliative support.
  • 3\. Survival has been assessed as being greater than 10 weeks from the start of the programme by the Community Heart Failure Nurse Specialist who is the primary health professional carer.
  • 4\. Cognitively intact

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Unable to read (or have translated) English
  • 2\. Inability to undertake the level of exercise within the intervention

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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