Tests an adapted cardiac rehabilitation program for older people with heart failure
Tests a tailored rehabilitation program in people over 65 with heart failure.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation Adapted for Patients With Heart Failure
Key facts
- Where
- Majadahonda, SpainSee the site
Where in Spain
- Hospital Universitario Puerta de HierroMajadahonda, SpainNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Puerta de Hierro University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07350941
- Record updated
- 20 January 2026
- Original description
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a tailored cardiac rehabilitation program, initiated during hospitalization and continued after discharge, can improve functional capacity, mobility, and quality of life in patients over 65 years old with heart failure.Read full original descriptionShow less
RAP-IC Study: Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation Adapted for Patients With Heart Failure
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a tailored cardiac rehabilitation program, initiated during hospitalization and continued after discharge, can improve functional capacity, mobility, and quality of life in patients over 65 years old with heart failure.
Inclusion: Patients hospitalized for acute heart failure in a stable phase (on a stable dose or tapering intravenous diuretics for at least 48 hours, without intravenous inotropes or vasodilators for >72 hours); Baseline functional class II-III; Age ≥ 65 years; Able to walk >4 meters; Any range of left ventricular ejection fraction.
Exclusion: Moderate to severe dementia; Cardiac or other disease with a life expectancy <12 months; Uncontrolled arrhythmias; Institutionalized patients or unable to travel to the rehabilitation center; Functional class I or IV; Inability to perform a basic exercise protocol.