Heart failure. Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: Rehabilitation program for 8-week course of exercise (three 60-minute sessions per week). Frequency of steady state training is included 5-10 minutes sessions 3 times p
20–30 minutes sessions 3 times per week for patients with good functionalcapacity. Intensity of training sessionsis included initial phase that it is 40–50% peak VO2, increasing duration from 5–15 mi
Rehabilitation
Behavior
Control group: Rehabilitation program for 8-week course of exercise (three 60-minute sessions per week). Frequency of steady state training is included 5-10 minutes sessions 3 times per week for more
Intervention group: the intervention group are attended the weekly social cognitive theory-based educational sessions and face to face intervention during rehabilitation program. Content education cov
Sponsors
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 69 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (a) age 21 years or greater. (b) optimum medical therapy with no changes in medications within the past 30 days. (c) New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II and Class III. (d) resting left ventricular ejection fraction < 40%. (e)able to speak and read Persian. (f)Willingness to participate in the study. Exclucion criteria: (a) clinical evidence of decompensated HF. (b) unstable angina pectoris. (c) orthopedic or neuromuscular disorders preventing participation in exercise and strength/resistance training.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical activity. Timepoint: Befor, after, one month, three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Inrternational Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).;Quality of life. Timepoint: Befor, after, one month, three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHF). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-efficacy. Timepoint: befor, after, one, and three months. Method of measurement: Cardiac Exercise Self-efficacy Questionnaire (CESE).;Self-regulation. Timepoint: Befor, after, one, and three months. Method of measurement: Exercise self-regulation questionnaire.;Outcome expectation. Timepoint: Befor, after, one, and three months. Method of measurement: Exercise outcome expectation questionnaire.;Social support. Timepoint: Befor, after, one, and three months. Method of measurement: Exercise social support questionnaire.;Ejection fraction. Timepoint: Befor and after intervention. Method of measurement: Echocardiography.;Exercise tolerance. Timepoint: Befor and after intervention. Method of measurement: Exercise tolerance test per METs.;Systolic blood perssure at rest. Timepoint: Befor, after, one, and three months. Method of measurement: Per mm Hg using a mercury barometer.;Diastolic blood pressure at rest. Timepoint: Befor and after intervention. Method of measurement: Per mm Hg using a mercury barometer.;Heart rate. Timepoint: befor, after, one, and three months. Method of measurement: Pluse rate in beats per minute.;Knowledge about for Heart Failure. Timepoint: Befor, after, one, and three months. Method of measurement: The Patient Knowledge Questionnaire for Heart Failure Patients. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Rajati
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed