| Trial name or title | Home Walking Exercise (HWE) Training in Advanced Heart Failure |
| Methods | RCT |
| Participants | 79 participants with stable HF in the past 3 months |
| Interventions | 12‐week nurse‐managed progressive home walking exercise protocol versus usual activity |
| Outcomes | Pre‐ and post‐study assessment of: Functional status (peak VO2 and ventilatory threshold via complete physical examination, 6‐min walk test and a Heart Failure Functional Status Inventory), quality of life (Cardiac Quality of Life Index, SF‐36, and Dyspnea‐Fatigue Index with global rating of symptoms) and autonomic tone (norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and heart rate variability) |
| Starting date | December 2001 |
| Contact information | Teresita E Corvera‐Tindel, PhD RN MN, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, USA |
| Notes | Contact email sent ‐ no reply |
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