Can remote exercise and weight loss boost heart failure Patients' stamina?
NCT ID NCT07223242
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a tailored, home-based exercise program (with or without weight loss medications) can improve exercise capacity and quality of life in 120 adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Participants will follow exercise videos and meet weekly with a coach. The goal is to find a practical, accessible way to help people with HFpEF feel better and be more active.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise training (moderate-intensity continuous training and resistance training) and weight loss medications (semaglutide or tirzepatide)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a practical, home-based exercise program to help people with HFpEF feel better, move more easily, and improve their daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercise program is remote, so adherence and effectiveness may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age\>= 18 yrs 2. LVEF (Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction) \>= 50% 3. History of HFpEF or at risk of HFpEF 1. HFpEF diagnosis based on:- -HF hospitalization within 12 months- * NT-proBNP \>360 pg/mL 2. Risk of HFpEF based on:- * \>2 risk factors (h/o diabetes, hypertension, obesity, physical inactivity by self-report) 4. SPPB \< 10 or VO2\<60th percentile 5. BMI \>=28 (for randomization in phase II) 6. Able to use cell phone and mobile application Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hospitalization 1 month prior to baseline visit 2. History of recurrent falls 3. eGFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate) \<20ml/min/1.73m 4. Active changes in HF therapies over 2 weeks prior to baseline visit 5. Inability participate in exercise training therapy 6. Inability to perform CPET (Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing) testing 7. Severe left side valvular heart disease 8. End stage pulmonary disease, requiring continuous supplemental oxygen 9. Major surgery within 3 months of screening or major elective surgery during the duration of the study. 10. Unstable weight defined by \>5% change in body weight in last 30 days before first study visit. 11. Pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75209, United States
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