Heart failure means that the heart is no longer able to supply the body with sufficient blood. Increasing everyday physical activity can help counteract these limitations, relieve symptoms and have a positive effect on quality of life and life expectancy.

The aim of the EXCALIBUR-HFpEF Study is to support people with a specific form of heart failure, known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), in increasing their daily physical activity. The study focuses on a personalised exercise programme developed together with specialists in sports medicine and tailored to your individual needs. In addition, a digital approach is used to provide modern and precise monitoring of everyday physical activity while also offering motivational support. This approach has already been successfully used in the MyoMobile Study to help people with HFpEF increase their daily physical activity. The physical activity programme and the devices used are designed to be integrated into your everyday life as easily as possible. Results from the MyoMobile Study can be found here.

In addition, medical data and biomaterials are collected as part of the study to establish a biodatabase for future research projects in the field of heart failure. This biodatabase is intended to contribute to the development of new AI methods for the analysis, diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure.