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The Effect of Rehabilitation for Patients Living With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

NCT00569478 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 196

Last updated 2012-12-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe the effect and meaning of an outpatient-nursing programme including physical activity for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD).

Hypothesis: The outpatient nursing programme will increase the perceived health and quality of life; improve the management of life from a patient perspective; reduce fear of exercise and increase physical capability and reduce the number of treatment-demanding arrhythmias.

Conditions

  • Quality of Life

Interventions

OTHER

rehabilitation

Nursing consultations and physical training

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Selina K Berg, PhD Fellow · Rigshospitalet, Denmark

  • Jesper H Svendsen · Rigshospitalet, Denmark

  • Preben U Pedersen · Aarhus Universitet

  • Birthe D Pedersen · Aarhus Universitet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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