Cardiac rehabilitation to improve health-related quality of life following trans-catheter aortic valve implantation: a randomised controlled feasibility study: RECOVER-TAVI Pilot, ORCA 4, For the Optimal Restoration of Cardiac Activity Group.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is often undertaken in the oldest frailest cohort of patients undergoing cardiac interventions. We plan to investigate the potential benefit of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in this vulnerable population.

Design

We undertook a pilot randomised trial of CR following TAVI to inform the feasibility and design of a future randomised clinical trial (RCT).

Participants

We screened patients undergoing TAVI at a single institution between June 2016 and February 2017.

Interventions

Participants were randomised post-TAVI to standard of care (control group) or standard of care plus exercise-based CR (intervention group).

Outcomes

We assessed recruitment and attrition rates, uptake of CR, and explored changes i

SUBMITTER: Rogers P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6293531 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature