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NCT Number: NCT01197313

Depression and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure Patients and the Caregivers

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) Anxiety Disorders Anxiety and Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Cardiovascular Diseases Depression Exercise Heart Diseases Heart Failure Mental Disorders Motor Activity Quality of Life (QOL)

Age range

20 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Home-based exercise

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Psychologic aspect

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Anxiety and depression was measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

  2. Functional capacity

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Functional capacity was assessed by six-minute walk test (6MWT).

  3. Disability level

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS)

  4. Quality of life

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MHFQ) was used to assess quality of life.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Sep 9, 2010
Registry last updated
Sep 9, 2010

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