CopenHeart IE - Integrated Rehabilitation of Patients Treated for Infective Endocarditis

NCT ID: NCT01512615

Last Updated: 2019-09-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

117 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2018-10-15

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to describe the effect and meaning of an integrated rehabilitation programme, consisting of physical training and psycho-educational care, for patients treated for infective endocarditis.

The hypothesis is, that integrated rehabilitation can improve mental health, physical capacity and other factors.

Detailed Description

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Infective endocarditis (IE) is among the most serious infectious diseases in the western world. Treatment requires lengthy hospitalization, high dosage antibiotics and possible valve replacement surgery. Studies indicate that patients experience persisting physical symptoms, diminished quality of life and difficulties returning to work, up to a year post-discharge. No studies investigating the effect of, interventions aimed at relieving these problems, have been published.

A randomized clinical trial is conducted to investigate the effect and meaning of an integrated rehabilitation programme on the physical and psychosocial functioning of patients treated for IE. The trial is a multi-centre, parallel arm design. A mixed methods embedded experimental design is chosen to include both quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate the intervention. The intervention consists of five psycho-educational consultations provided by specialized nurses and a twelve week individualized exercise training programme provided by physiotherapists. A qualitative and a survey-based pre-study will be undertaken, to investigate post-discharge experiences and rehabilitation needs of patients treated for IE. A qualitative post-intervention study will explore rehabilitation participation experiences.

The hypothesis is, that integrated rehabilitation can improve mental health, physical capacity, self-rated health, quality of life, nutritional status, sleep-quality and body-image and reduce anxiety, depression, fatigue, health care utilisation, work cessation and mortality in patients treated for IE and that it is cost effective.

150 patients treated for leftsided- (native- or prosthetic valve) or cardiac device endocarditis will be included in the trial

Questionnaires, cardiopulmonary testing, 6 minute walking test and qualitative interviews will be used to evaluate the effect and meaning of the programme.

Conditions

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Infective Endocarditis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

RCT
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention group

Complex Cardiac Rehabilitation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Complex Cardiac rehabilitation

Intervention Type OTHER

Complex Cardiac Rehabilitation consisting of exercise training (minimum 3 times a week for a total of twelve weeks) and psychoeducational care (5 sessions over 6 months)

Control group

Usual care

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Control group

Intervention Type OTHER

Usual care, clinical control as provided by treating heart centre

Interventions

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Complex Cardiac rehabilitation

Complex Cardiac Rehabilitation consisting of exercise training (minimum 3 times a week for a total of twelve weeks) and psychoeducational care (5 sessions over 6 months)

Intervention Type OTHER

Control group

Usual care, clinical control as provided by treating heart centre

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients:

* treated for leftsided- (native- or prosthetic valve) or cardiac device endocarditis based on Duke Criteria
* 18 years or older
* speaking and understanding Danish
* providing written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Patients:

* unable to understand study instructions
* with an ischemic event within the past 6 months
* who are pregnant or breastfeeding
* with reduced ability to follow the planned programme due to i.e. substance abuse problems or other somatic illness
* with considerable illness in the musculoskeletal system or with physical disability, which complicates exercise training
* whose physician advise against participation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

95 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Copenhagen Trial Unit, Center for Clinical Intervention Research

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Selina Kikkenborg Berg

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Trine B Rasmussen, PhD fellow

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, University Hospital Gentofte

Selina K Berg, MScN, Ph.d.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, University Hospital Gentofte

Ann-Dorthe Zwisler, MD, Ph.d.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

Henning Bundgaard, MD, Ph.d.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Philip Moons, Prof, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, KU Leuven-University of

Locations

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Rigshospitalet / gentofte hospital

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Rasmussen TB, Zwisler AD, Risom SS, Sibilitz KL, Christensen J, Bundgaard H, Moons P, Thygesen LC, Lindschou J, Norekval TM, Berg SK. Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation for patients following infective endocarditis: results of the randomized CopenHeartIE trial. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022 Apr 9;21(3):261-270. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab047.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34089600 (View on PubMed)

Rasmussen TB, Zwisler AD, Moons P, Berg SK. Insufficient living: experiences of recovery after infective endocarditis. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015 May-Jun;30(3):E11-9. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000144.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24704921 (View on PubMed)

Rasmussen TB, Zwisler AD, Sibilitz KL, Risom SS, Bundgaard H, Gluud C, Moons P, Winkel P, Thygesen LC, Hansen JL, Norekval TM, Berg SK; CopenHeartIE Group. A randomised clinical trial of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation versus usual care for patients treated for infective endocarditis--the CopenHeartIE trial protocol. BMJ Open. 2012 Nov 21;2(6):e001929. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001929. Print 2012.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23175738 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RHCopenHeartIE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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