Cardiac Rehabilitation: Optimisation of the Functional Capacity of Patients Hospitalized With Cardiac Disease
NCT Number: NCT06546878
Status: COMPLETED
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Myocardial Ischemia|Heart Diseases
Interventions: PROCEDURE: Cardiac Rehabilitation (Phase I) - nurse intervention
Sponsor: José Manuel Afonso Moreira
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 11
Study Design: Allocation: NA|Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP|Masking: NONE|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2024-05-01
Completion Date: 2024-07-30
Locations: Beja, Beja, Portugal

Summary:
The World Health Organization \[WHO\] (2021) states that Cardiovascular Diseases \[CVD\] are the leading cause of death in the world, and in 2019 around 17.9 million deaths were caused by CVD and the national picture is no different. In Portugal, demographic ageing continues to be established by the increase in average life expectancy, which in turn leads to an increase in the percentage of the population with CVDs. Of particular note is Ischemic Heart Disease \[IHD\], which is the second leading cause of death in Portugal In order to prevent and combat the progression of CVD and its complications, Cardiac Rehabilitation \[CR\] programs have emerged as a secondary prevention method supported by relevant scientific evidence. In this sense, the Portuguese Society of Cardiology recognizes the role of the Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist as a crucial element of CR teams.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the phase I cardiac rehabilitation program in patients hospitalized with ischemic heart disease, in terms of functional capacity.

Primary Outcome Measures: Activity intolerance, Modified Borg Dyspnea-It makes it possible to assess the subjective perception of effort and determine safe limits when performing exercises. Esta avaliação permite aos participantes avaliarem-se numa escala de 0 a 10, em que quanto mais baixa for a pontuação, menor será o nível de fadiga., The evaluation will be carried out in the first session before starting the rehabilitation program (t0), and in every session during the program for an average of 1 week until the end of the program (t1).
Secondary Outcome Measures: Health-related quality of life, The EuroQol 5 dimensions (EQ-5D-5L), a two-part instrument, was used to assess HRQoL. It includes a descriptive part with five Likert-type scale questions with response levels (from Level 1 "no problems" to Level 5 "extreme problems") for the five health dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression). The second part reports a visual analog scale (EQ-VAS), scored by the participant by marking an "x" on the scale numbered from 0 ("worst" HRQoL) to 100 ("best" HRQoL), indicating and measuring current general health., The evaluation will be carried out in the first session before starting the rehabilitation program (t0). The second evaluation after finishing the program (t1), on average 1 week.|Distance, Monitoring the distance covered by the patient during the walking phase is fundamental for assessing functional capacity after a cardiac event. The service corridor is wide and 30 meters long and 3 meters wide, marked with tapes on the floor every 3 meters. The distance covered in the service corridor during all the training sessions is recorded in meters., The first evaluation is carried out in the first session before starting the rehabilitation program (t0), and in all the sessions during the program, on average 1 week before the end of the program (t1).