Status:
WITHDRAWN
HEARTS: Heart, Exercise, and Resistance Training Study
Lead Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Failure, Congestive
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is enrolling patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). The goal of the study is to see if one of two carefully monitored exercise programs can improve the ability of these patients to f...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: The amount of functional skeletal muscle that CHF patients are able to preserve is a major independent predictor of their ability to maintain physical function. Older patients with CHF (w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Class II and III CHF that has been clinically stable for at least 6 months
- Systolic ejection fraction (LVEF) between 20% and 40%
- Under the care of a cardiologist who is willing to have the patient participate in the study and who will continue to follow the patient medically during his/her participation
- Willing and able to undergo the screening procedures and the 1 month observation period to determine eligibility
- Willing and able to come to the research center three times a week for 4 months to participate in an exercise program consisting of either aerobic exercise only, or aerobic exercise plus resistance training
- Able to speak and read English
- Willing to participate in the study after having the study explained to him/her and has signed an informed consent form
Exclusion
- Eligible for a cardiac rehabilitation program under Medicare rules due to a recent acute event
- Any medical condition that would make either exercise unsafe or uncomfortable, such as symptomatic COPD, severe arthritis, severe peripheral vascular disease, unstable heart disease, uncontrolled blood pressure, or neurological conditions
- Other complicating diseases, such as severe anemia or other blood dyscrasia affecting function, chronic renal failure, progressive cancer, or unstable diabetes
- Does not otherwise meet the above inclusion criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00094250
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
July 29 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, New York, United States