CompletedNot Applicable

CopenHeart IE - Integrated Rehabilitation of Patients Treated for Infective Endocarditis

Denmark117 participantsStarted 2011-12

Plain-language summary

The aim of the study is to describe the effect and meaning of an integrated rehabilitation programme, consisting of physical training and psycho-educational care, for patients treated for infective endocarditis. The hypothesis is, that integrated rehabilitation can improve mental health, physical capacity and other factors.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 95 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Patients: * treated for leftsided- (native- or prosthetic valve) or cardiac device endocarditis based on Duke Criteria * 18 years or older * speaking and understanding Danish * providing written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Patients: * unable to understand study instructions * with an ischemic event within the past 6 months * who are pregnant or breastfeeding * with reduced ability to follow the planned programme due to i.e. substance abuse problems or other somatic illness * with considerable illness in the musculoskeletal system or with physical disability, which complicates exercise training * whose physician advise against participation

What they're measuring

Change in Mental component scale

Timeframe: 1, 4, 6 and 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01512615

SponsorRigshospitalet, Denmark

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-10

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