Balance and Executive Function in Middle-age and Older Patients With Heart Failure in Post-Acute Care Program

NCT ID: NCT06463496

Last Updated: 2026-01-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-06-17
• Study Completion Date: 2026-02-28

Brief Summary

This trial is a single-center clinical trial in Taiwan with an expected enrollment of 60 people in Taiwan. The purpose of this trial is to compare the performance of middle-aged and elderly patients with subacute heart failure with that of a healthy control group in terms of balance function and executive function, as well as to investigate whether there is a correlation between balance function and executive function in middle-aged and elderly patients with heart failure and to track the changes in balance and executive function one month and three months after discharge from the hospital. Please think carefully before deciding whether to participate in this trial.

Conditions

Heart Failure

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Heart failure group

Patients with heart failure in post-acute care program

No interventions assigned to this group

Healthy control group

The age- and gender-matched healthy control group

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with heart failure and receiving post-acute care program for heart failure
• Left ventricular ejection fraction≦40%
• Age ≥ 45
• No cognitive impairment
• Ambulate independently or with the use of aids
• Clinical symptoms are stable
• Voluntary participation

Exclusion Criteria

• Use of medications that cause dizziness or interfere with balance
• Have other diagnoses that may affect balance, such as stroke, Parkinson's disease
• Color blindness, severe hearing or visual impairment that prevents reading questions and listening to instructions

• Minimum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Chang Chia-Jung

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Chang Chia-Jung

Occupational therqapy

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

Countries

Taiwan

Other Identifiers

KSVGH24-CT6-08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id