Effectiveness of a comprehensive telerehabilitation program for the heart

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Coronary artery disease and heart failure; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN29243064
• Lead Sponsor: Flanders Care

Brief Summary

2015 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25948479 protocol 2017 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28925749 results 2015 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26206311/ (added 09/02/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-01-21
• Study Completion: 2015-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

1. Coronary artery disease treated conservatively with percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft
2. Chronic heart failure (CHF) with reduced ejection fraction (EF)
3. CHF and preserved EF
4. Current active rehabilitation in one of the recruiting centres
5. Patients with a personal computer with an internet connection
6. Age >18 and <80
7. Familiarity with the Dutch language
6. Patients who provided informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Orthopaedic or neurological condition or both, restricting the patient’s ability to actively engage in exercise training sessions
2. Impairment preventing the use of the telerehabilitation equipment or attendance at follow-up visits (terminal disease, dementia and cognitive impairment)
3. Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
4. CHF New York Heart Association class IV
5. History of ventricular fibrillation, exertional sustained ventricular tachycardia or supraventricular tachycardia within the previous 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peak oxygen consumption (VO2 peak) at maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing; measured at baseline, 6 weeks and 6-month follow-up