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HEART Camp Connect for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

This study is looking at how exercise and coaching can help adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a condition where the heart can't properly fill with blood. Researchers want to see if meeting with a coach, either in person (HEART Camp) or virtually (HEART Camp Connect), helps people exercise more. You would be randomly assigned to one of three groups for 18 months. All groups get access to a fitness center, a watch, and a heart rate monitor. The main goal is to measure how well people stick to their exercise routine at 6, 12, and 18 months. To join, you need to be 18 or older, have a diagnosis of HFpEF, and have stable medication for the past 30 days. The study is planning to enroll 300 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study with 300 participants, randomly assigned to one of three groups: HEART Camp (in-person coaching), HEART Camp Connect (virtual coaching), or a usual care group.
What's involved
Participants will meet with a coach weekly for the first 3 months, then every other week for the next 9 months. On alternate weeks, they will attend group exercise sessions. The study lasts for 18 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 18 months, with exercise adherence measured at 6, 12, and 18 months.

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NCT05784753

HEART Camp Connect -Promoting Exercise in Adults With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Nebraska
~300 participants
Updated 2026-01-16 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:HEART CampHEART Camp Connect

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Exercise Adherence
Measured over 6 months
+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

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Where it's being run

3 sites across 3 states
Michigan1
Nebraska1
Virginia1

Study leadership

  • Windy W Alonso, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Virginia
  • Bunny Pozehl, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Nebraska

Who to contact

Windy W Alonso, PhD
[email protected]
402-559-8342
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Diagnosis of heart failure with an ejection fraction greater than or equal to 50
Echocardiogram in prior 24 months
Stable pharmacologic therapy in the past 30 days
Any of the following evidence to confirm HFpEF - Score\< 6 on Heavy Hypertensive Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Elder, Filling Pressure algorithm, invasive hemodynamic evidence of HFpEF(i.e., elevated pulmonary wedge pressure), or a confirmed clinical diagnosis of HFpEF

Exclusion

Life-limiting illness precluding study completion
Clinical evidence of decompensated heart failure
Unstable angina or marked shortness of breath on exertion at less than 2 metabolic equivalents
Myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, or biventricular pacemaker in prior 6 weeks
Orthopedic or neuromuscular disorders preventing aerobic exercise
Cardiopulmonary exercise test results that preclude safe exercise
Unwilling/unable to complete pre-randomization procedures
Pregnancy
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

What this trial measures

  • Exercise Adherence6 months

    Adherence is measured as weekly minutes of moderate intensity exercise as measured by a watch and heart rate sensor.

  • Exercise Adherence12 months

    Adherence is measured as weekly minutes of moderate intensity exercise as measured by a watch and heart rate sensor.

  • Exercise Adherence18 months

    Adherence is measured as weekly minutes of moderate intensity exercise as measured by a watch and heart rate sensor.