Status:

COMPLETED

Blood Flow Restriction Training in Chronic Heart Failure: an Effective Training Strategy?

Lead Sponsor:

University of Leeds

Conditions:

Chronic Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this current study proposal is to identify the potential physiological adaptations arising from a combined BFR+HIIT training intervention in CHF patients. We hypothesise that the additi...

Detailed Description

Exercise training in CHF is a potentially effective intervention for improving symptomatic and prognostic outcomes, but remains underutilised in contemporary CHF management in the United Kingdom. This...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-III symptoms Stable CHF of at least 3 months duration On optimally tolerated medication for CHF No contraindications for cycling exercise Able and willing to give informed consent

Exclusion

  • Class IV CHF Any contraindications to exercise Significant COPD (FEV1\<60%), severe renal disease (eGFR\<30), primary pulmonary hypertension as a co-morbidity Unable to give informed consent Current diagnosis of active cancer, inflammatory or musculoskeletal disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis), on-going infection or sepsis.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 10 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03342833

Start Date

March 10 2018

End Date

April 1 2021

Last Update

April 30 2021

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, LS16 5AR