Status:
COMPLETED
Leipzig Exercise Intervention in Chronic Heart Failure and Aging
Lead Sponsor:
University of Leipzig
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Research Foundation
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Ageing
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
In both ageing and heart failure progressive exercise intolerance is observed. The Leipzig Exercise Intervention in Chronic heart failure and Aging (LEICA) study aims to investigate how aerobic short-...
Detailed Description
A total of 60 healthy subjects and 60 heart failure patients (in each group 30 \<55 years, 30 \>65 years) are prospectively randomized to either 4 weeks of aerobic ergometer training or control group....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Group 1: Healthy subjects
- normal left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) \>55%
- normal coronary artery disease (cardiac catheterization)
- Group 2: CHF patients
- reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) \<40%
- stable clinical condition (NYHA II-III)
Exclusion
- COLD
- cardiac decompensation \<3 months
- ventricular arrhythmias \>Lown IVb
- myocardial infarction \< 4 weeks
- valvular heart disease \>II°
- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- arterial hypertension
- orthopedic conditions prohibiting training participation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00176319
Start Date
May 1 2005
Last Update
July 15 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Universität Leipzig, Herzzentrum, Klinik für Innere Medizin/Kardiologie
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, 04289