Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Exercise Training on Mechanoreflex and Metaboreflex Control in Heart Failure Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that exercise training would improve the mechanoreflex and metaboreflex control in heart failure patients.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with systolic heart failure;
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-III;
- Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40%;
- Peak Oxygen Consumption less than 20 ml/Kg/min;
- Stable Clinical Status.
Exclusion
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease;
- Neuromuscular Diseases;
- Orthopedic Diseases;
- Neurologic Diseases;
- Neoplastic Diseases;
- Recent myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery (less than 6 months);
- Unstable angina pectoris;
- Atrial Fibrillation;
- Pacemakers users;
- Changing medication or hospital admission.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01884142
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2014
Last Update
April 28 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School
São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-904