Active clinical trials for "Heart Diseases"

To establish the effectiveness and tolerability of standard of care anti-anginal treatment (beta-blocker and calcium channel blocker medications) in older adults with symptomatic Stable Ischemic Heart Disease (SIHD) and multiple chronic conditions (MCC).

The overarching goal of this study is to develop, implement, and evaluate the effect of a collaborative quality improvement (C-QIP) intervention (consisting of non-physician health workers, text messages for a healthy lifestyle, and a clinical decision support system) on processes of care and clinical outcomes among individuals with previous cardiovascular disease in India.

In this randomized clinical trial, the researchers are investigating whether a multi-component virtual cardiac rehabilitation program in addition to usual care will improve functional status, cholesterol level, overall cardiovascular health, individual risk factors, quality of life and mental health for patients who have recently been diagnosed with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, as compared to usual care.

Single center randomized clinical trial. The main aim is to demonstrate the superiority at the clinical level of the ultra fast-track programs versus conventional early postoperative extubation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Follow-up of patients with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) usually involves ultrasound imaging or even MRI or CT scans of the heart and stress testing. But these examinations can be challenged in terms of their sensitivity. Thus, the development of non-invasive jugular venous and radial arterial pressure sensors, reflecting the hemodynamic function of the right heart, would be very useful to the clinician responsible for early detection of a deficit in right ventricular function.

Introduction: In patients treated for cardiac disease, loneliness is known to contribute negatively to health behavior, health outcome and increase risk of cardiac and all-cause mortality. Even so, in health care research, social support interventional studies targeting patients who experience loneliness is lacking. Aim: To determine the feasibility of an individually structured social support intervention targeting patients treated for cardiac disease who experience loneliness. Design: A feasibility study based on randomized clinical trial design with 1:1 randomization to a 6-month social support program, plus usual care (intervention) versus usual care, (i.e., regular guidelines-based follow-up). Intervention: Patients classified as high risk lonely according to the High Risk Loneliness tool will be provided with an informal caregiver in the six months rehabilitation phase following cardiac disease treatment. The informal caregiver will be designated by the patient from the existing social network or a peer, depending on patients' preferences. The core content of the intervention is through nurse consultations at baseline, one, three and six months, to enhance and reinforce the informal caregiver's competences to be a social support resource. The theoretical framework of the nurse consolations will be based on Middle-range theory of self-care. Outcome: Feasibility will be evaluated in terms of acceptability and adherence according to predefined feasibility criteria. The preliminary effect of the intervention on patient-reported outcomes, health behaviors and health outcomes will be evaluated in the intervention and the control group at baseline, one, three, six and twelve months.

This prospective, randomized-controlled multicenter study investigates whether virtual reality-assisted patient education in patients undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) can improve patient understanding and simulative orientation, thereby reducing postinterventional complications, resulting in significantly shorter length of stay.

In this prospective, single-arm study, we will look at the initiation, participation, sustained engagement, and safety of 100 adult subjects (ages 45 years or older) with recent (within the past 60 days) clinician referral to CR who are offered CTR via the RecoveryPlus platform. We want to understand the effectiveness of the RecoveryPlus platform in engaging participants in CR while remaining a safe alternative for the delivery of evidence-based CR content. The primary hypothesis of this study is that the RecoveryPlus CTR platform and patient-facing mobile application provide a safe alternative to traditional in-person CR, and demonstrate a high rate of initiation, participation, and engagement in CR exercise programming than traditional modes of CR delivery, as documented in the literature. Current in-person and non-personalized CR programming lacks RecoveryPlus' convenient remote access, easy-to-use digital tools to support independent, autonomous exercise, and a platform to facilitate engagement and feedback between patients and EPs.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a public health problem, A substantial percentage of infants and toddlers with CHD undergo cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Undernutrition affects up to 90% of these patients, and it's contributed to worse surgical and neurological outcomes. Infants with CHD are typically delivered at full term with a normal birth weight. However, as time passes, their development may become stunted. There are no negotiated guidelines for nutritional monitoring and intervention in this age bracket of infants. Through the use of Energy Enriched and Protein Enriched nutrition formula during the postoperative phase, this has shown to be well tolerated and support in delivering higher nutrition intakes within the first days after surgery. The objective of this research is to assess the long term outcome of patients who have had energy- and protein-rich nutrition formulas post cardiac surgery. An open, 2-arm, randomized controlled trials will be conducted to assess the efficacy of early administration of energy enriched and protein enriched formula in post cardiac repair infants. The expected primary outcome is that intervention group will have good tolerance to feeding and the secondary outcome is the significant weight gain rate (weight velocity) in comparing to control groups

Today, 50 % of cardiac patients do not participate in cardiac rehabilitation due difficulties in navigating and accessing rehabilitation activities. HeRTA is a partnership project involving Center for Clinical Research and Prevention (CCRP), Hvidovre Hospital, Rehabilitation Center Albertslund and Copenhagen (municipalities), the Danish Heart Association, and local sports associations. A patient advisory board participate throughout the project to ensure a continued focus on patient interests. The overall aim of HeRTA is to develop and test the feasibility of a new, sustainable model for rehabilitation supporting patients to take part in rehabilitation and promoting life-long activity for all patients with heart disease. To ensure equal access to rehabilitation some activities are open to all patients, while others are tailored specifically to patients with vulnerability. The project unfolds in three phases: Development (1. January 1. 2020 - 14. November 2021): Partners and patients co-create content and procedures; Feasibility (15. November 2021 - 31. July 2023): The feasibility of the model is tested, and promising components are identified; Long-term follow-up and implementation (1. August 2023 - 31. December 2025): Long term effects are investigated and promising components are tested in new settings. During the feasibility phase the investigators will examine whether the intervention activities are feasible, acceptable, and may have positive effects for patients with heart disease. The investigators use qualitative data on implementation and acceptability of intervention among partners and patients. An randomisered controlled trial (RCT) component will assess effects on patient participation rates, health, physical activity level, and life quality. Data is collected from practitioners and patients through focus groups, observations, field notes, questionnaires, and interviews. Results will point to: innovative ways to organize integrated rehabilitation pathways. approaches to ensuring rehabilitation targeted at patient needs.