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Tele-rehabilitation on heart failure patients

The feasibility and effects of tele-rehabilitation on exercise capacity and quality of life in heart failure patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20210923004
Enrollment
62
Registered
2021-09-23
Start date
2021-08-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic heart failure home-based tele-rehabilitation, chronic heart failure, exercise capacity, quality of life, feasibility

Interventions

Participants in the intervention group will receive a 12 weeks of real-time comprehensive exercise via online videoconferencing software. They will do the exercise at home three times per week for 40
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment
Home-based tele-rehabilitation group,Control group

Sponsors

None
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Chronic HF (NYHA level I-II) patients aged greater than 20 years old. 2. Time up and go test less than 13.5s 3.Can follow instruction and perform physical function test without any discomfort 4. Can use smartphone with stable internet connect

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Montreal Cognitive Assessment less than 18 2. Unstable angina and myocardial infarction 3. Acute decompensation oh HF 4. Chronic infective disease 5. Pulmonary disease under medical treatment 6. History of exercise-induced asthma 7. Inability to perform a valid baseline test

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Maximal exercise capacity before and after intervention CPET,Quality of life before and after intervention Quality of lifeMinnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire,Sub-maximal exercise capacity before and after intervention six minutes walking test

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cognition at enrollment and after intervention Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactChiaoNan Chen

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung university

chiaonanchen@gmail.com886228267000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026