Chronic heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
International University of Health and Welfare
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Symptomatically stable inpatient with chronic heart failure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Symptomatically unstable inpatient with chronic heart failure and inpatients with measurement difficulties due to physical or cognitive impairments
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thickening fraction of the diaphragm (period of stable symptoms) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Forced vital capacity, respiratory muscle strength (maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures), chest and abdominal mobility (the breathing movement scale), sarcopenia (skeletal muscle index, grip power, five-time chair-stand test), left ventricular ejection fraction (period of stable symptoms) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHideo Kaneko
International University of Health and Welfare Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka
Outcome results
None listed