Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
The REHAB-HFpEF trial will determine whether a novel physical rehabilitation intervention will improve the primary outcome of combined all-cause rehospitalizations and mortality and the secondary outcome of major mobility disability during 6-month follow-up in patients hospitalized for heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which is nearly unique to older persons, and for which there are few treatment options.
Description
REHAB-HFpEF, is a multicenter, randomized, attention-controlled, single-blind trial to examine the hypothesis that, a novel, tailored, progressive, multi-domain physical rehabilitation intervention administered to older patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) beginning early during hospitalization and continuing for 12 weeks in a structured outpatient setting, and continuing as a maintenance program will reduce the rate of combined all-cause rehospitalization and death at 6 months (the primary outcome), and reduce major mobility disabilit…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 60+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age \>=60 years old 2. Ejection Fraction \>=45% 3. In the hospital setting \>24 hours for the management of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), or diagnosed with ADHF after being hospitalized for another reason. ADHF will be confirmed by the site physician, and will be defined according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) definition of hospitalized heart failure as a combination of symptoms, signs, and HF-specific medical treatments, and requires that all 4 of the following are met: * At least 1 symptom of HF which has worsened from baseline: a. dyspnea…
Interventions
- BehavioralRehabilitation Intervention
progressive, multi-domain rehabilitation and exercise training intervention
Location
- Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistWinston-Salem, North Carolina