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Rehabilitation, Quality of Life, and Exercise Tolerance in Patients With an ICD

NCT00346112 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2010-11-09

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Summary

RELAX-ICD Trial/Research Study; Quality of Life/Protocol No.P-KARE-01: A 3-month outpatient rehabilitation therapy and psychological counselling including informative talks with conventional therapy, by a cardiologist or general practitioner after implantation of an internal cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in adult patients, whereby the effects of three different strategies are compared. Study hypothesis: the rehabilitation programme will be beneficial in the management of any psychological problems possibly as a result from the intervention, and will help to overcome anxiety, and contribute to improved quality of life.

Conditions

  • Heart Patients After ICD Implantation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

psycho-educational

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jean-Paul Schmid · Switzerland - University Hospital (Inselspital) Bern

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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