Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation in Austria

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01540006

Enrollment

1200

Registered

2012-02-28

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2014-05-31

Last updated

2017-10-18

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Conditions

Heart Disease

Brief summary

The aim of this prospective trial is the manifestation of guidelines developed for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in Austria. The evaluation of prospective and retrospective data is supposed to give evidence on morbidity and/or mortality advantages compared to patients not participating in cardiac rehabilitation programs. The database created in this context is supposed to pave the way as instrument to document and comprehend quality and cost effectiveness of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in Austria as a key for quality management.

Interventions

OTHERPhysical activity

50min of endurance training combined with 45min of calisthenics; 1-3x/week; 6-24 weeks

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* heart disease

Exclusion criteria

* participation in another study within the previous 6 months * Medical conditions which prevent patients from complying with the exercise program * Acute infections * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy * Pulmonary artery embolism or phlebothrombosis within the previous 6 months * Unstable angina pectoris * Heart failure (NYHA IV) * Hemodynamically unstable arrhythmia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Physical work capacity (PWC)	6 weeks	PWC is measuered by gradded exercise test on cycling ergometer before and after rehabilitation.

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026