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A Women-Focused Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program on Adherence, Health Related Physical Fitness, and Quality of Life

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyFemaleUniversity of Lisbon
NCT06472414 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains leader of global causes of death worldwide and recent documented trends show a rise in acute myocardial infarction in younger women. Compared to men, women have a higher cardiovascular risk due to hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, physical inactivity, and a sedentary lifestyle. Plus, they have additional sex-specific cardiovascular risk factors such as gestational hypertension/diabetes, preterm delivery, premature menopause, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) is a Class I, level A, clinical practice guideline recommendation, multidisciplinary secondary prevention program that has been shown to reduce cardiovascular mortality, rehospitalization, and improve quality of life. Despite all established benefits, CR continues to be under referred to women compared to men, with lower enrolment rates and l

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Documented cardiovascular disease: angiographically documented coronary artery disease in at least one major epicardial vessel; those that had clinical evidence of coronary artery disease in the form of previous myocardial infarction; or coronary revascularization (coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention); heart failure, including cardiac transplantation; heart valve surgery or percutaneous implantation of prosthetic valves or clips; left ventricular assist or resynchronization devices, defibrillators or pacemakers; congenital heart disease. * After phase II cardiovascular rehabilitation program completion or after 6 months of cardiovascular disease diagnosis if no phase II was performed. * Clinically stable and with no contraindications to exercise training. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to comply with guidelines for exercise testing/training. * Inability to give informed consent. * Significant limiting and/or unstable co morbidities, such as arthritis, metabolic disorders, visual, cognitive, or serious mental illness.
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What it tests

  • Individualized Counselling Sessions
  • Educational Women-Focused Sessions
  • Supervised Exercise Training Sessions
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Where

1 site
Cardiovascular Centre of the University of Lisbon (CCUL)
Lisbon, Portugal
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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