Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation in Austria

The aim of this prospective trial is the manifestation of guidelines developed for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in Austria.

The evaluation of prospective and retrospective data is supposed to give evidence on morbidity and/or mortality advantages compared to patients not participating in cardiac rehabilitation programs.

The database created in this context is supposed to pave the way as instrument to document and comprehend quality and cost effectiveness of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in Austria as a key for quality management.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Disease Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Sports Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation Paracelsus Medical University

Salzburg, 5020, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

heart disease

Exclusion criteria

participation in another study within the previous 6 months
Medical conditions which prevent patients from complying with the exercise program
Acute infections
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Pulmonary artery embolism or phlebothrombosis within the previous 6 months
Unstable angina pectoris
Heart failure (NYHA IV)
Hemodynamically unstable arrhythmia

Treatment and study plan

Physical activity

Other

50min of endurance training combined with 45min of calisthenics; 1-3x/week; 6-24 weeks

Primary outcomes

Physical work capacity (PWC)

Time frame: 6 weeks

PWC is measuered by gradded exercise test on cycling ergometer before and after rehabilitation.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Paracelsus Medical University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Feb 28, 2012
Registry last updated: Oct 18, 2017

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