Home-Based Exercise Program For Recovery After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aortic Valve Stenosis

In brief

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure for older adults with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are considered high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. Despite symptomatic and survival benefits, many patients experience functional decline after TAVR. This pilot study aims to test the feasibility of a home-based exercise intervention targeting endurance, strength, and balance as well as cognitive behavioral intervention to improve physical functioning and disability after TAVR.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02805309

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

64

Starts

2017-08-01

Expected to finish

2020-05-06

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-21

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 65 years
• Underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement
• Lives within 20-mile radius of the recruiting site
• Plan to be discharged home
• Able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Stroke or any other medical disease that precludes participation in the exercise program
• Severe cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination < 15)
• Current enrollment in another clinical trial

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Hebrew SeniorLife — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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