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Telemedically Assisted Optimization for Heart Failure Patients Before Cardiac Surgery to Improve Perioperative Outcome
Led by Medical University Innsbruck · Updated on 2026-02-18
162
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
410 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac surgery face a significantly increased perioperative risk, yet no standardized strategy exists to mitigate this risk effectively. Current preoperative management relies on optimization of medical therapy without a structured prehabilitation approach. Given the strong association between eleveated preoperative N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels and postoperative outcomes, patients at increased risk could be identified using this biomarker. Telemedical disease management programs have demonstrated efficacy in outpatient heart failure care, but their role in preoperative optimization remains underexplored. This study aims to assess whether a structured, multidisciplinary, telemedicine-assisted prehabilitation program can reduce perioperative complications, and improve surgical outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Telemedically Assisted Optimization for Heart Failure Patients Before Cardiac Surgery to Improve Perioperative Outcome
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Indication for elective cardiac surgery in the Heart team
- NTproBNP 6 1500 ng/L
- 18 years or older and willing to participate in trial
- Written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Neuropsychiatric disorders or illnesses (e.g., drug addiction, alcohol abuse) that prevent adherence to the study
- Insufficient ability to measure and transfer data or lack of social support
- Insufficient ability to communicate (language skills, eyesight, hearing)
- Pregnancy
- Chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
- Planned procedures including heart transplantation or left ventricular mechanical assist device implant
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Medical University of Innsbruck - Department of Cardiology & Department of Cardiac Surgery
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, 6020
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü, Prof.
CONTACT
L
Leo Winter-Pölzl, MD
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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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