Leg heat therapy for heart failure with preserved pumping ability
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests if applying heat to your legs can improve symptoms and heart function in people with a type of heart failure where the heart pumps normally but doesn't relax properly. It aims to find a simple, drug-free way to help you feel better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are older than 18 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (your heart pumps out at least 50% of blood each beat) and have signs of high pressure inside your heart.
- Your heart medications have been stable (no major changes recently).
- You have not been in the hospital in the last month.
- You do not have unstable chest pain, uncontrolled irregular heartbeat, or serious kidney or liver problems.
- You can walk on a treadmill and do not have any condition that makes heat therapy unsafe or uncomfortable.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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