Effects of continuous electrical muscle stimulation on exercise capacity, physical activity, cardiovascular function and quality of life in advanced heart failure patients: a pilot study study

niversity Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2016年12月5日最近更新: 2021年1月5日

适应症

试验速览

•1. Able to provide written informed consent
•2. Aged 18 years and over
•3. Stable chronic systolic heart failure (LVEF < 40%) and NYHA class III-IV symptoms
•4. Being treated within the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
•5. Established on reasonable standard treatment for heart failure (left ventricular systolic dysfunction)
•6. Stable (defined as no hospital admission or alterations in medical therapy in the 2 weeks prior to inclusion)
•7. Limited in their ability to perform exercise by either breathlessness or fatigue as a consequence of heart failure
•8. Have had documented left ventricular systolic impairment on echocardiography

•1. Serious cardiac arrhythmias
•2. Current neurological disorders or previous stroke with residual neurological deficit significant enough to limit exercise
•3. Orthopaedic problems in hip or knee that prevent walking
•4. Neuromuscular disease
•5. Documented psychiatric problems, dementia or confusion
•6. Very obese (those with mid-thigh circumference more than 50cm will not be able to wear the EMS straps)

发起方

niversity Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust