Home Walking Exercise Training in Advanced Heart Failure

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Conditions studied: Heart Failure, Functional Status, Quality of Life

In brief

Heart failure is a major public health burden in the United States characterized by increased morbidity and mortality, and reduce exercise capacity with distressing symptoms of dyspnea and fatigue. Evaluating the effects of complementary intervention (such as exercise training) on functional status and QOL are clinically important and relevant to HF patients. In the last decade, hospital-based and a home bicycle exercise programs for HF have been shown to improve peak oxygen consumption (VO2) and symptom scores, and restore autonomic balance. These programs may be costly for patients to perform. Improved peak VO2 may not necessarily translate into improved functional status and quality of life. To date, the effects of a home walking exercise program alone on functional status, QOL and autonomic tone has not been evaluated.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00012883

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

110

Expected to finish

2001-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Should have a stable heart failure in the past 3 months (Max Age is 80)

Where it is running

• VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA — West Los Angeles, California, United States

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