Effect of the Home-based Digital-assisted Dyadic Tai Chi (HDTC) Training Program Among Sedentary Individuals With HF and Their Caregivers: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Recruiting · NCT06876441 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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HDTC training programUsual Care Group
What this trial is about
The full scale RCT aims to assess the effectiveness of the HDTC training program in improving functional capacity, cardiac function and secondary outcomes among sedentary chronic heart failure (CHF) individuals, while simultaneously reducing care burden and improving other outcomes for their caregivers.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- CHF individuals:
- aged 18 to 75 years
- diagnosed with CHF, regardless of the HF phenotype (HFrEF, HFmrEF, and HFpEF)
- categorized as NYHA class I, II or III
- 6MWD \>150 meters (mild to moderate HF)
- stable phase of disease in the past four weeks and capable of independently practice Tai Chi without any musculoskeletal disorders that may impede joint movement
- sit more than 8 h/d in the past month
- own a smartphone
- volunteer to participate and provide informed consent.
- caregivers:
- age ≥18 years old
- primary caregiver at home, who has emotional ties or social obligations with CHF individuals and provides daily care
- able to exercise Tai Chi without help
- volunteer to participate and provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- HF individuals:
- plan to undergo surgery within the next 6 months
- have severe comorbidities, such as cancer, liver or kidney failure, or diagnosed psychiatric disorders
- plan to be admitted to a nursing home or other care facilities
- regularly practice Tai Chi or engaging in other forms of exercise in the past 3 months (at least 3 times per week, at least 20 minutes of regular exercise each time)
- currently participate in similar or related studies.
- caregivers: · formal caregivers, such as nurses, will be excluded.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University - Qingdao, Shandong, China