Cardiac Rehabilitation of Heart Failure Patients by Telemedicine: a Randomized Multicenter Study.

University Hospital, Caen2 sites in 1 country64 target enrollmentMarch 2009

ConditionsHeart Failure

Overview

Phase: Phase 4
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Heart Failure
Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen
Enrollment: 64
Locations: 2
Primary Endpoint: Variation of VO2 peak at 3 months in comparison to VO2 peak at hospital discharge
Status: Terminated
Last Updated: 10 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of the READ study is to compare the continuation of the cardiac rehabilitation at home with clinical follow-up, therapeutic education, and advice on the training at the stamina, via telemedicine with the classic strategy in day hospital.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2009

End Date

December 2012

Last Updated

10 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University Hospital, Caen

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patient with a dysfunction of left ventricle with ejection fraction of left ventricle \< 40 % appreciated by echocardiogram at hospital discharge for cardiac rehabilitation.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patient non authorized to follow an effort training
•Therapeutic education impossible
•Pregnant woman or breast-feeding
•No assent
•Incapacity to use the terminal
•Minor patient or under supervision

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Variation of VO2 peak at 3 months in comparison to VO2 peak at hospital discharge

Time Frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Medical treatment by ACE inhibitor (in % of target dose)(3 months)
Life quality questionnaire (Minnesota)(3 months)
Number of medical consultation(3 months)
Total mortality(3 months)
VO2 peak at 3 months compared with VO2 peak at the beginning of the hospitalization(3 months)
% patient with a BNP < 300 pg/ml(3 months)
Beck questionnaire(3 months)
BNP(3 months)
Ejection fraction of left ventricle(3 months)
Day number at hospital(3 months)
Cardiovascular mortality(3 months)
Disease knowledge questionnaire(3 months)
Pharmaco-economic analysis(3 months)