Publications by authors named "Lisa Masse"
Article Synopsis
- The PERFORM-TAVR trial aims to explore the combined effects of exercise and protein supplementation on older adults with frailty undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), which currently shows high procedural success but still leaves many patients with poor health outcomes.
- This multicentre trial will enroll 200 frail adults aged 70 and older, randomly assigning them to either standard lifestyle education (control) or a regimen involving protein-rich supplements and supervised exercises post-TAVR.
- The main goal is to measure physical performance improvements at 3 months, along with secondary outcomes like health-related quality of life and safety assessments over a year, potentially reshaping approaches to treating frailty alongside heart valve diseases.
Purpose: Recent guidelines from the Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation highlight the importance of addressing sleep disturbance among participants of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. The primary objective of this study was to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life, and sleep disturbance in CR participants. The secondary objective was to estimate the prevalence of sleep disturbance among CR participants with and without depressive symptoms and explore demographic, medical, and psychological predictors of poor sleep quality.
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