Therapeutic effects of thermotherapy combined with exercise training on physical activity in hospitalized aged patients with decompensated heart failure.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: hospitalized patients with heart failure

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000031444
• Lead Sponsor: Hyogo Medical University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Patients met either of following criterion are not enrolled. 1) Acute inflammatory diseases such as bacterial infection or thrombophlebitis. 2) Paresthesia of legs. 3) Uncontrollable bleeding or known bleeding diathesis with active bleeding. 4) Patients with cancers. 5) Patients who have condition or factor serves as a reason to withhold hyperthermia therapy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peak oxygen consumption (VO2) post treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All values are post treatment. 1) VE/VCO2 slope 2) Anaerobic Threshold (AT) point 3) Serum IGF-1 levels 4) Serum TNF alpha levels 5) Plasma Noradrenaline levels 6) Plasma BNP levels 7) Plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels 8) Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter by cardiac ultrasound 9) Left arterial diameter or volume by cardiac ultrasound 10) Sleep quality assessed by St. Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire 11) Worsening congestive heart failure 12) Death from any cause 13) Adverse event (e.g. accidental burns, falling accident)