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Depression and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure Patients and the Caregivers
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Information provided by:
National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01197313
First received: September 7, 2010
Last updated: NA
Last verified: September 2010
History: No changes posted
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Purpose
Anxiety and depression are often present in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). This study aimed to evaluate the influence of anxiety and depression on the physical function, disability, and quality of life (QOL) in CHF. This study examined the effects of 8-week home-based exercise on these parameters, and investigated the correlations between these outcome changes.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) Anxiety and Depression Quality of Life (QOL) Exercise | Other: Home-based exercise |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single (Participant) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Depression and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure Patients and the Caregivers |
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Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Psychologic aspect [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Anxiety and depression was measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
- Functional capacity [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Functional capacity was assessed by six-minute walk test (6MWT).
- Disability level [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS)
- Quality of life [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MHFQ) was used to assess quality of life.
| Enrollment: | 51 |
| Study Start Date: | December 2006 |
| Study Completion Date: | December 2007 |
| Primary Completion Date: | December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Experimental: Exercise | Other: Home-based exercise |
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of CHF for more than 6 months (NYHA Classes I-III)
- Medically stable for at least 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Malignancy
- Psychiatric disease, primary neuromusculoskeletal or respiratory diseases that affected the assessment of functional or exercise capacity
- Changes in medication occurred during the study period
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01197313
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01197313
Locations
| Taiwan | |
| National Taiwan University Hospital | |
| Taipei, Taiwan, 100 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Taiwan University Hospital
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Ying-Tai Wu, Ph.D | National Taiwan University Hospital |
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| Responsible Party: | Ying-Tai Wu/ Associate professor, School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01197313 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
9561709097 |
| Study First Received: | September 7, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | September 7, 2010 |
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
|
chronic heart failure (CHF); anxiety and depression; quality of life (QOL); exercise |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Depression Depressive Disorder Heart Failure Behavioral Symptoms |
Mood Disorders Mental Disorders Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017