Effects of In-Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation and Manual Lymphatic Drainage in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Launched by IZMIR BAKIRCAY UNIVERSITY · Jul 30, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how two treatments—cardiac rehabilitation (a type of exercise program for the heart) and manual lymphatic drainage (a gentle massage technique to reduce swelling)—can help people hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure, which is when the heart suddenly struggles to pump blood well. The goal is to see if starting these treatments while still in the hospital can improve symptoms like fluid buildup (which causes swelling, especially in the legs) and help patients regain strength and physical ability.

People who might join this study are adults hospitalized for acute heart failure who are stable enough to participate. However, people with certain other health problems like lung, kidney, liver, or serious skin issues, recent heart surgery, or blood clots won’t be eligible. If you take part, you can expect to receive guided exercise therapy and gentle massage to help manage swelling, all supervised by healthcare professionals. This study has not started recruiting yet, but it aims to find safer and more effective ways to support recovery during a hospital stay for heart failure.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure
• • Being clinically stable
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having diagnosed pulmonary, neurological, renal, liver, gastrointestinal, orthopedic or oncological pathologies
• • Having cardiomyopathy or congestive pericarditis
• • Recent heart surgery in the past 6 months
• • New or suspected thromboembolic event
• • Presence of open wounds, ulcerations or major dermatological diseases in the lower extremities