Effects of a Rehabilitation Program on Immune Activation and Mood in Heart Failure Patients

NCT02358525 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2016-03-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this descriptive study is to examine potential changes regarding inflammatory cytokine levels, depressive symptoms and quality of life over the course of the 4-week inpatient rehabilitation program which includes a cassette of modalities including counseling, psychosocial education and supervised exercise training as a main pillar, and to further investigate if there are correlations between changes in immune regulation, depressive symptoms and quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

multi-modality rehabilitation program for heart failure

rehabilitation consists of supervised exercise training, both endurance and strength, as well as gymnastics, diet and psychosocial education around living with heart failure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ludwig-Boltzmann Institut fuer Rheumatologie, Balneologie und Rehabilitation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • katherine wachmann, Dr. · Ludwig Boltzmann IRBR

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-01-31
Completion
2016-02-29

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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