NCT05852509Active, not recruiting
Digital Health Physical Activity Program for Older Family Care Partners of Patents With Heart Failure
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of the Aim 3 study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess feasibility and preliminary effects of the TPA4You intervention.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 32 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 18 Apr 2023
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2024
- Primary completion date
- 31 Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Diseases
- Heart failure
- NCT number
- NCT05852509
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 32
- From 1 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Participation in a PA intervention in the previous 6 months
Other illness
- Medical or functional conditions precluding participation in the physical activity (PA) components of the intervention (e.g., inability to walk one block or climb stairs without chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness; history of falls; or serious or unstable cardiovascular or pulmonary disease)
- Cognitive impairment (Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status \[TICS\] score \< 25)
Other
- Inability to use technology
- Current participation in a PA or behavior change trial
- Physical activity unpreparedness ('Yes' to any questions 1-4 the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire \[PAR-Q\]. If participants respond 'yes' to any questions 5-7, we will ask follow-up questions.)
Who the study is looking for
- Age greater than or equal to 50 years
- Involved in caring for a household member aged 50 years or older with the New York Heart Association Class II, III or IV HF
- Provide at least 8 hours/week of unpaid care for the past 3 months
- Physically able to engage in structured exercise such as walking, and upper body resistance exercises
- Engage in \< 30 min of moderate-intensity exercise on fewer than 3 days per week
- Able to read, speak, and comprehend 5th grade English
- Own a smartphone
- Reachable by telephone, text messaging, and email
- Have a 6x6ft space fit for physical activity in the place of residence
Age in the registry: 50 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aurora | United States | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Digital health physical activity coaching for older family caregivers of persons with heart failure - TPA4You: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Contemp Clin Trials Commun · 2026 · PMID 41631240
This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.