Heart failure patients may boost fitness with online lifestyle program
NCT ID NCT07661732
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 6-month digital education program—with short videos on exercise, healthy eating, and stress management—can improve exercise capacity and quality of life in adults with heart failure and overweight or obesity. Fifty-two participants will be randomly assigned to either the digital program plus usual care or usual care alone. The main outcome is change in peak oxygen uptake (a measure of fitness) after 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital lifestyle education program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient, home-based way to improve exercise capacity and quality of life for people with heart failure and excess weight.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 52 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program relies on self-motivation, and some people may not find it helpful.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IMIBIC
Córdoba, Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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