cardiac failure heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
All patients in both arms of the study will wear an Actigraph activity tracker
for physical activity monitoring. In addition, only the intervention arm will
also wear a Fitbit smartwatch on which th
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age * 18 years, * 85 years. 2. Patients with chronic HFrEF (ischaemic or non-ischaemic) from the outpatient clinic. 3. NYHA class II/III. 4. Indication for and referral to CR (first time or last CR was more than 1 year before inclusion). 5. Clinically stable (no hospitalization in the month prior to inclusion). 6. The patient should be willing and able to cooperate with study procedure (use activity tracker/device, fill out questionnaires, comply with the required follow-up visits and sign informed consent. 7. Sufficient understanding of Dutch language, both spoken and written. 8. Access to a smartphone with SMS functionality and a personal computer with internet access and an email address.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with acute HF, HFpEF or HFmEF. 2. Patients who are currently or have been (
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The difference in distance on the 6 minute walk test over the study period between intervention and control arm. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) The difference of daily amount of steps after CR between intervention and control arm. 2) The difference in CR enrolment after referral by the cardiologist between intervention and control arm. 3) Hospitalization and mortality 4) Health related quality of life 5) Physical fitness 6) Mental health 7) Fear of movement 8) Compliance to program 9) (S)AE | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed