None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This randomised controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week heart failure rehabilitation program that is delivered into the homes of patients via telerehabilitation (Telerehabilitation Group) compared to a 12-week program delivered in the face-to-face manner (Conventional Group).
Interventions
The telerehabilitation intervention will be delivered to participants in their own homes via a computer, broadband internet connection and DVD media. The program design will mirror the conventional heart failure rehabilitation program; comprising of education and exercise sessions. Participants will be able to access the internet twice per week (for 60 minutes each time) over the 12-week duration to guide them through a combined aerobic and strength exercise program. Adherence to the program w
The telerehabilitation intervention will be delivered to participants in their own homes via a computer, broadband internet connection and DVD media. The program design will mirror the conventional heart failure rehabilitation program; comprising of education and exercise sessions. Participants will be able to access the internet twice per week (for 60 minutes each time) over the 12-week duration to guide them through a combined aerobic and strength exercise program. Adherence to the program will be monitored through number of attendance, exercise diary and web cam.
Sponsors
The Prince Charles Hospital
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Outcome results
None listed