Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr James Nolan
ORCID ID
Contact details
North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust
Cardiothoracic Centre
Hartshill
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 6QG
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1782 552 493
nolanjim@hotmail.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
895/WRD/38/032
Study information
Scientific title
The effects of exercise rehabilitation on cardiac autonomic function, exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: a pilot study for UK-Heart III
Acronym
Study hypothesis
The aim of this study is to compare the relative effectiveness of a conventional aerobic training intervention and a newly developed exercise rehabilitation intervention in improving cardiac autonomic function, exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Quality of life
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Cardiovascular diseases: heart disease
Intervention
1. Conventional aerobic training intervention
2. A newly-developed exercise rehabilitation
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Cardiac Autonomic Function (heart rate variability)
2. Exercise/functional capacity (VO2 peak)
3. Quality of life (Chronic heart failure Quality of Life Assessment scale, Edinburgh Rehabilitation Scale)
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/04/2001
Overall trial end date
01/04/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients with chronic heart failure
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/04/2001
Recruitment end date
01/04/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 6QG
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Executive West Midlands (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary