Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients (REHAB-HF) trial: Design and rationale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a leading cause of hospitalization in older persons in the United States. Reduced physical function and frailty are major determinants of adverse outcomes in older patients with hospitalized ADHF. However, these are not addressed by current heart failure (HF) management strategies and there has been little study of exercise training in older, frail HF patients with recent ADHF.

Hypothesis

Targeting physical frailty with a multi-domain structured physical rehabilitation intervention will improve physical function and reduce adverse outcomes among older patients experiencing a HF hospitalization.

Study design

REHAB-HF is a multi-center clinical trial in which 360 patients ≥60 years hospitalized with ADHF will be ran

SUBMITTER: Reeves GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5341700 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature