Heart Rehabilitation for All (HeRTA): Protocol for a feasibility study and pilot randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Today, 50% of people with cardiac disease do not participate in rehabilitation. The HeRTA-study aims to develop and test a sustainable rehabilitation model supporting vulnerable patients in participating in rehabilitation and long-term physical activity.

Methods

A feasibility study with a non-blinded pilot randomized trial was developed in collaboration with partners and cardiac patients to test a multi-component rehabilitation intervention across hospital, municipality, and civil society. The study runs from January 2020 to December 2024. Eligibility criteria for participants: a) diagnosed with either ischemic heart disease, persistent atrial fibrillation, heart failure, or have had cardiac valve surgery, b) residents in Hvidovre Hospitals uptake area, c) cogni

SUBMITTER: Birke H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9205521 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature