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N/A N=349 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

A Trial of Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients

Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Enrolled (actual)
349
Serious AEs
63.3%
Results posted
Jun 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) at Month 3 — 6.9; 8.3 score on a scale — p=<0.0001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
multi-domain rehabilitation intervention (Behavioral); Attention Control (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 60+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Primary completion
Jun 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) at Month 3
6.9; 8.3 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
All-Cause Rehospitalization
213; 194 0.59

Summary

REHAB-HF: A Trial of Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients, is a multicenter, randomized, attention-controlled, single-blind trial designed to examine the hypothesis that, in addition to standard care, a novel, tailored, progressive, multi-domain rehabilitation intervention administered to older patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) beginning early during hospitalization and continuing for 12 weeks will improve physical function and key clinical outcomes, including the rate of rehospitalization.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age ≥ 60 years old
  • In the hospital setting >24 hours for the management of ADHF, or diagnosed with ADHF after being hospitalized for another reason. ADHF will be confirmed by the study physician, and will be defined according to the Food and Drug Administration definition of hospitalized heart failure as a combination of symptoms, signs, and HF-specific medical treatments.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Planned discharge other than to home or a facility where the participant will live independently
  • Already actively participating in formal, facility-based cardiac rehabilitation
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02196038). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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