Status:
COMPLETED
The Influence of Walking at Different Times of Day on Blood Lipids and Inflammatory Markers
Lead Sponsor:
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
It has been well known that moderate and regular levels of physical activity has a favorable effect on many of the established risk factors related to coronary artery disease (CAD). Given that exercis...
Detailed Description
According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 330 patients with CAD between the ages of 40 and 80 years were recruited from the inpatient cardiology department of the First Affiliated Hospital of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patients were younger than 80 years;
- They had been diagnosed with coronary artery disease by coronary angiography (at least 1 main coronary artery having \>50% luminal diameter stenosis);
- They were able to walk but had a sedentary lifestyle which was defined as no regular physical activity in excess of 30 min/day, for more than 3 days/week over the last 3 months.
Exclusion
- valvular heart disease;
- atrial fibrillation;
- cardiomyopathy;
- myocarditis;
- uncontrolled chronic diseases;
- congestive heart failure or ejection fraction \<50% by echocardiogram.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
330 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01887093
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
June 27 2013
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Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210029