Increasing Exercise Capacity of Patients With Heart Failure by Wii Gaming (HF-Wii)
Heart Failure
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Heart Failure
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed with HF (NYHA I-IV) (independent of Ejection Fraction: both patients with a preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) or reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) can be included)
- Older than 18 years, there is no upper age limit
- Speak/understand the language of the country where the intervention is taken place
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patient is expected to be unable to use the Nintendo Wii due to visual (see a TV screen at a distance of 3 m) cognitive (assessed by the HF nurse or cardiologist) or motor impairment (the patient should be able to swing his arm at least 10 times in a row)
- The patient has restrictions that would them unable patients to fill in data collection material
- The patient has a life expectancy shorter than 6 months
Sites / Locations
- University of California
- Center of Internal Medicine Elsterwerda
- Rabin Medical Center
- Villa delle Querce hospital
- Maastricht University Medical Center
- Länssjukhuset Ryhov hospital
- University hospital Linköping
- Vrinnevi Hospital
- Nyköpings lasarett hospital
- Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Control Group
Wii Group
Patients who are randomized to the MSO group will get a protocoled exercise advice from a member of the HF team (nurse, cardiologist or physiotherapist). During the first three months after inclusion, patients will be phoned after 2, 4, 8, 12 weeks to discuss their current activity.
Patients who are randomized to the Wii group will be introduced to the Nintendo Wii game computer in an introduction lesson of approximately two hours and the Wii will be installed at home. During the first three months after inclusion, patients will be phoned after 2, 4, 8, 12 weeks to discuss their experiences with the Wii or to solve possible problems