Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Implant-based Telerehabilitation

Lead Sponsor:

Hasselt University

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Telemedicine

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The TELE-RCT study is a prospective 2 arm randomized controlled trial recruiting patients with an implanted CRT device in Jessa Hospital Hasselt in Belgium.

Detailed Description

The TELE-RCT study is a prospective 2 arm randomized controlled trial recruiting patients with an implanted CRT device in Jessa Hospital Hasselt in Belgium. Subjects that do not violate any of the exc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Patients with an implanted CRT-D or CRT-P device in which monitoring of physical activity is possible
  • CRT device must be implanted for at least three months
  • Dutch speaking and understanding
  • Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent, indicating that the subject (or a legally-recognized representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • CRT capable of transmitting data about physical activity in an interpretable manner
  • Willingness and physically able to follow an email-based or SMS-based telemonitoring program and other study procedures in a 12 weeks follow-up period.
  • Clinically stable without inducible ischemia or high-risk ventricular arrhythmia, confirmed by the last available maximal ergo-spirometry test
  • Possession of smartphone or email address, which the patients regularly check, in order to receive feedback from the research staff

Exclusion

  • The presence of an absolute or relative contraindication to moderate- intensity exercise
  • Participation in a cardiac revalidation program in the months before enrollment in the study
  • Patients with planned interventional procedure or surgery in next three months
  • Present cardiovascular complaints that might interfere with exertion: unstable angina, recent ICD shock etc.
  • Participation in other cardiac rehabilitation program trials, focusing on exercise outcome
  • Orthopedic, neurologic, or any other pathologic condition that makes the patient physically unable to follow an email-based or SMS-based telemonitoring program
  • Any condition, which, in the opinion of the investigator, would make it unsafe or unsuitable for the patient to participate in this study or a life expectancy of less than three months based on investigator's judgment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04376983

Start Date

March 1 2020

End Date

April 30 2023

Last Update

March 15 2022

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Jessa Hospital

Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium, 3500