Smart workouts aim to boost heart failure Patients' fitness and quality of life
NCT ID NCT07251361
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a personalized, remotely monitored exercise program for 150 people with a type of heart failure called HFpEF. The goal is to see if the program improves heart function, muscle health, and quality of life. Participants will follow a structured exercise plan and be monitored via a fitness platform.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients diagnosed with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction according to 2021 ESC guidelines for Heart Failure. * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>40%, and/or evidence of structural and/or functional cardiac abnormality (diastolic dysfunction, elevated filling pressures, BMI\>30 kg/m2) * Elevated natriuretic peptides (BNP ≥35 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥125 pg/mL) * Stable symptomatic heart failure patients (New York Heart Association functional class II-III/IV) during the last month Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in cardiac rehabilitation within the past 12 months. * Contraindications to physical exercise training. * Alternative diagnoses that could explain symptoms of HF (dyspnea, fatigue), in the judgment of the cardiologist. * Significant pulmonary disease, including primary pulmonary hypertension. * Severe chronic lung disease, including COPD requiring home oxygen, chronic nebulizer therapy, long-term oral steroids, or hospitalization for decompensated pulmonary disease within the past 12 months. * Hemoglobin \<10 g/dL. * Body mass index (BMI) \>40 kg/m². * Inability to perform a valid baseline cardiopulmonary exercise test * Inability to comprehend study information or complete questionnaires (e.g., psychiatric disorder, dementia).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)
Pamplona, Navarre, 31010, Spain
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