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Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation for People Living With Heart Failure and Their Caregivers- The DK:REACH-HF Pilot Study
Led by Herlev and Gentofte Hospital · Updated on 2025-05-20
75
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
98 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Background: Participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a strong recommendation of clinical guidelines for the management of heart failure (HF) because it is demonstrated to be a clinically effective and cost-effective intervention. Despite this, Danish data shows the uptake of CR is suboptimal (51%). A major barrier is that the traditional mode of CR provision is centre based. Travelling (time and cost), dislike of group exercise, and inconvenient timings are some key problems to participation. A potential solution is use of home-based programmes as an alternative to traditional CR. A novel home-based programme for patients with HF and their caregivers (REACH-HF), developed in the United Kingdom has achieved improvements in quality of life and proven to be cost effective. The REACH-HF program is translated and adapted into a Danish context (DK: REACH-HF) and is now ready to be tested in a Danish setting. The aim of this project is to improve the access and uptake of CR among HF patients in Denmark, particularly in subgroups of patients who currently do not benefit from center-based CR.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation for People Living With Heart Failure and Their Caregivers- The DK:REACH-HF Pilot Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged > 18 years
- Confirmed diagnosis of Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction (EF <45%)
- No worsening of Heart Failure symptoms within past 2 weeks resulting in hospitalization
- Deemed suitable for participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation by the outpatient Heart Failure clinic
You will not qualify if you...
- Have undertaken Cardiac Rehabilitation within the past 12 months
- Unwilling or unable to travel to a rehabilitation center in the municipality or at the hospital
- Unable to understand the study information and/or cooperate on giving informed consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Herlev and Gentofte HUniversity Hospital
Herlev, copenhagen, Denmark, 2730
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2
Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital
Herlev, Herlev, Denmark, 2730
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Research Team
S
Signe Stelling Stelling Risom, senior researcher
CONTACT
M
Malene Hammer Hansen, Master degree
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
1
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