Depression and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure Patients and the Caregivers

Exercise Clinical Trial

Official title:

Depression and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure Patients and the Caregivers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01197313
• Other study ID #: 9561709097
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 7, 2010
• Last updated: September 7, 2010
• Start date: December 2006
• Est. completion date: December 2007

Study information

• Verified date: September 2010
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Anxiety and depression are often present in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). This study aimed to evaluate the influence of anxiety and depression on the physical function, disability, and quality of life (QOL) in CHF. This study examined the effects of 8-week home-based exercise on these parameters, and investigated the correlations between these outcome changes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 51
• Est. completion date: December 2007
• Est. primary completion date: December 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of CHF for more than 6 months (NYHA Classes I-III)

• Medically stable for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Malignancy

• Psychiatric disease, primary neuromusculoskeletal or respiratory diseases that affected the assessment of functional or exercise capacity

• Changes in medication occurred during the study period

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety and Depression
• Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
• Depression
• Depressive Disorder
• Exercise
• Heart Failure
• Quality of Life (QOL)

Intervention

Other:
• Home-based exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan University Hospital	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Psychologic aspect	Anxiety and depression was measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).	8 weeks	No
Primary	Functional capacity	Functional capacity was assessed by six-minute walk test (6MWT).	8 weeks	No
Primary	Disability level	Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS)	8 weeks	No
Primary	Quality of life	Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MHFQ) was used to assess quality of life.	8 weeks	No