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RECRUITING
NCT06477640
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Home Rehabilitation Improves Cardiac Effort in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Sponsor: University of Rochester

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a home rehabilitation program for patients diagnosed with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) will decrease Cardiac Effort (number of heart beats used during 6-minute walk test/walk distance) and improve quality of life. Ultimately, this information could help improve the management of patients with PAH.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

55

Start Date

2024-07-29

Completion Date

2026-12-31

Last Updated

2025-09-10

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

The intervention group will receive daily activity messages sent through SMS text message or email.The messages will provide daily exercises with heart rate guidance.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care

The control group will receive daily non-descript messages to help with blinding and to eliminate the confounding variable of daily contact. The messages will not include activity tasks and will include phrases such as "I hope you have a good day".

Locations (1)

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States