Telerehabilitation: A novel approach to the provision of Heart Failure Rehabilitation Programs

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic heart failure (CHF); Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000390785
• Lead Sponsor: The Prince Charles Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

Patients over the age of 18 previously admitted to hospital who:
- Have a primary diagnosis of 'chronic heart failure'.
- Have been started on medical therapy for heart failure.
- Have broadband internet access at home
- Are able to provide signed written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

- Live in a nursing home or care facility
- Have limited written or verbal English language skills
- Are unable to secure a supervisor for exercise sessions
- Fail to satisfy the safety criteria
- Poor cognition or reduced ability for self care
- Physical limitations that prevent participation in exercise
- Severe hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- Any of the exclusion criteria listed by American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) guidelines 2010 for exercise prescription in a cardiac population.
- Inability or refusal to sign informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The six minute walk test (6MWT) is a standardised submaximal measure of exercise capacity frequently used in people with CHF. This is a self-paced walking test on a 30 metre track. Two tests will be performed at baseline and the data from the best test will be used in analysis.[baseline, post-program and 3-month follow-up.]