Heart patients to fight fatigue with smartphone farming game

NCT ID NCT05641662

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This international study tests whether a smartphone game called Heart Farming can help inactive heart failure patients sit less and move more. 750 participants will either get standard activity advice or the game, which rewards walking with virtual farm products. The goal is to see if the game improves exercise capacity, reduces frailty, and boosts quality of life over 3 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Heart Farming mobile exergame

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a fun, accessible way for heart failure patients to become more active and improve their daily life.

What could go wrong

This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug; results depend on patient engagement. The study is early-stage and may not show significant benefits.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Spain

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Hospital de Bellvitge

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Spain

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  • Hospital del Mar

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Spain

  • INCLIVA

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, Spain

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Jönköping Hospital Rydhov

    RECRUITING

    Jönköping, Sweden

    Contact

  • Kalmar Länssjukhuset

    TERMINATED

    Kalmar, Sweden

  • Linköping University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Linköping, Sweden

    Contact

  • P. J. Safarik University

    RECRUITING

    Košice, Slovakia

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Primary Health Care Centers Östergötland

    RECRUITING

    Norrköping, 60591, Sweden

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina

    RECRUITING

    Porto, Portugal

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Vrinnevisjukhuset

    RECRUITING

    Norrköping, Sweden

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Xarxa Assistencial Universitaria

    RECRUITING

    Manresa, Spain

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••