Actively Recruiting
Home-Based Exercise Program Using Mobile Technology After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Led by University of Pennsylvania · Updated on 2025-09-26
100
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
202 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Pennsylvania
Lead Sponsor
N
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of a home-based exercise program using mobile technology on physical activity and capacity, frailty and muscle mass, and quality of life in patients with a newly implanted HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (HM3 LVAD). Researchers will compare the effects of an exercise intervention vs. usual care on physical activity and capacity, frailty and muscle mass, and quality of life.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Home-Based Exercise Program Using Mobile Technology After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years of age or older
- Newly implanted with a HeartMate 314 LVAD for the first time
- Able to walk independently, with or without an assistive device
- Owns a smartphone with an Internet connection
- Will be discharged home with LVAD or living at home with LVAD within 45 days of hospital discharge
You will not qualify if you...
- Major health problems or limitations that could interfere with exercise, including significant orthopedic or neurologic issues
- Decompensated heart failure
- Uncontrolled irregular heart rhythms
- Unstable angina
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Henry Ford Health
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
Actively Recruiting
2
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
Actively Recruiting
3
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Actively Recruiting
4
University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Clinical Research Coordinator
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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