Italian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry for Coronary Disease and Heart Failure

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The ITACARE-P CardioRehab Registry is a nationwide, multicenter observational project coordinated by Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi in Milan that enrolls adults with coronary artery disease and/or heart failure who are eligible for cardiac rehabilitation. It gathers standardized clinical, functional, treatment, and program-delivery data from hospitals and rehabilitation centers offering inpatient and outpatient CR. The registry tracks outcomes such as exercise capacity, medication use, readmissions, and quality of life over time to identify which program features and patient subgroups are linked to better recovery. Collected data will be used to describe variation in referral and care pathways and to inform efforts to standardize and improve cardiac rehabilitation services in Italy.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria

Adults (≥18 years) with coronary artery disease and/or heart failure following an acute event, meeting current national regulatory requirements for appropriateness of referral to cardiac rehabilitation (early post-acute referral); Admitted to an inpatient, outpatient, or Complex Outpatient Macro-Activity (MAC) cardiac rehabilitation programme, according to the clinical setting and care pathway; Provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Explicit refusal to participate in the study; Indication for cardiac rehabilitation solely following isolated valvular surgery; Highly unfavourable short-term prognosis (e.g., terminal illness); Planned elective hospital readmission within six months after completion of the cardiac rehabilitation programme.

Where it's running

• IRCCS Dongnocchi
  Milan, Italy Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Nuccia Morici, Medicine
• Email: nmorici@dongnocchi.it
• Phone: 3206359064

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.