Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Effects of Homebased Training With Telemonitoring Guidance in Low to Moderate Risk Patients Entering Cardiac Rehabilitation
Brief Summary: Physical exercise training appears effective for low to moderate patients assigned to cardiac rehabilitation. However, adherence to cardiac rehabilitation is low and physical activity levels often drop after attending the last supervised rehabilitation session.

This study will compare home based physical exercise training including telemonitoring with regular centre based physical exercise training. Main outcome measures are the change in physical activity and the change in physical fitness (peak Oxygen uptake) after the initial rehabilitation period (12 weeks) and after 1 year. Secondary outcome measures are cost-effectiveness, training adherence, health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with CAD (post-PCI, post-MI, post-CABG)
* Patients on optimal medical treatment and stable with regard to symptoms and pharmacotherapy for at least 6 weeks
* Patients have successfully completed the 3 month ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation in hospital program
* 39 yrs \< age \< 76 years
* access to internet facilities or PC at home

Exclusion Criteria:

* Significant undercurrent illness last 6 weeks
* Known severe ventricular arrhythmia with functional or prognostic significance; significant myocardial ischemia, hemodynamic deterioration or exercise-induced arrhythmia at screening or heart disease that limits exercise
* Co-morbidity that may significantly influence one-year prognosis
* Functional of mental disability that may limit exercise
B: Inclusion criteria:

* Patients with an ACS (including non ST and ST elevation myocardial infarction and unstable angina) or a cardiac revascularization procedure (PCI or CABG) entering outpatient CR at Maxima Medical Center.
* Indication for exercise training according to the Dutch clinical algorithm for assessment of patient needs in cardiac rehabilitation.
* Internet access and PC at home (i.e. more than 90 percent of the Dutch household)

Exclusion criteria:

* High risk according to the Dutch CR practice guideline.
* Systolic heart failure (left ventricular ejection fraction of more than 40 percent.
* New York Heart Association class III-IV (i.e. breathlessness during light exercise or at rest).
* Severe arrhythmia.
* Hemodynamically significant valvular disease.
* Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation
* Heart transplantation.
* Chronic angina or silent ischemia.
* Comorbidity impairing exercise capacity (e.g. COPD, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease and orthopedic or neurological conditions).
* Severe psychological or cognitive impairments.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* All heart failure patients that may benefit from telehealthcare.
* Participants are qualified for inclusion if they have been diagnosed with HF according to national guidelines and are NYHA classified 2,3, and 4.
* Patients must have a permanent residence and be motivated for using telehealthcare. \*Patients must have a landline or mobile phone and be able to speak Danish or they must live with a relative speaking Danish. Such that the relative must be able to help the patient in translating the information in the use of telehealthcare.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients without landline phone / mobile phone or GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) coverage.
* Patients not able to understand Danish adequately to complete the questionnaires in the study or patients having a cognitive impairment.
* Comorbidity is not an exclusion criterion.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Inpatients treated for heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 40 % at echocardiography or at least two of the criteria pulmonary rates, peripheral oedema, a third heart sound and signs of heart failure at chest X-ray.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Somatic disease or physical handicap with difficulties to communicate or handle the technical equipment, patients with only little knowledge in Swedish, patients with expected problems with compliance due to alcohol/drug abuse or major psychiatric illness, and participation in a trial.

Answer: B