Actively Recruiting
Effects of Exergaming to Reduce Sedentary Time in Inactive Patients With Heart Failure
Led by Linkoeping University · Updated on 2026-03-10
750
Participants Needed
12
Research Sites
271 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this to determine the effect of tailored exergaming for inactive patients with heart failure to reduce their sedentary time, improve their daily physical activity, exercise capacity, decrease frailty and improve health-related quality of life. Participants will, on a background of standard guideline-directed medical therapy patients, be randomised to tailored activity advice (control) or the Heart-Exergame (Heart-eXg) intervention for a period of 3 months. Patients randomised to the Heart-eXg group will receive an exergame with feedback and tailoring to adapt the exergaming advice. Patients will also be able to play with a person in their own network.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects of Exergaming to Reduce Sedentary Time in Inactive Patients With Heart Failure
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosed with symptomatic heart failure (NYHA II-IV) confirmed by a cardiologist, regardless of ejection fraction
- Clinically stable condition
- Physically inactive
- Aged 18 years or older, no upper age limit
- Able to speak and understand the language of the study country
- Willing to use a smartphone for the study (smartphone can be provided if needed)
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to use an exergame due to visual, hearing, or cognitive impairments
- Unable to perform the 6-minute walk test
- Unable or unwilling to wear an activity monitor
- Currently participating in a rehabilitation program
- Not willing to play an exergame
- Having co-morbidities that prevent benefiting from this exercise (e.g., history of stroke, severe cognitive dysfunction, or life expectancy under 6 months)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 12 locations
1
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina
Porto, Portugal
Actively Recruiting
2
P. J. Safarik University
Košice, Slovakia
Actively Recruiting
3
Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Barcelona, Spain
Actively Recruiting
4
Hospital de Bellvitge
Barcelona, Spain
Actively Recruiting
5
Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Active, Not Recruiting
6
Xarxa Assistencial Universitaria
Manresa, Spain
Actively Recruiting
7
INCLIVA
Valencia, Spain
Actively Recruiting
8
Jönköping Hospital Rydhov
Jönköping, Sweden
Actively Recruiting
9
Kalmar Länssjukhuset
Kalmar, Sweden
Terminated
10
Linköping University Hospital
Linköping, Sweden
Actively Recruiting
11
Primary Health Care Centers Östergötland
Norrköping, Sweden, 60591
Actively Recruiting
12
Vrinnevisjukhuset
Norrköping, Sweden
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Tiny Jaarsma, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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