Status:
COMPLETED
The Need for Breathing Retraining: the Elephant in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Room
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart Institute, Egypt
Conditions:
Chronic Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
As an extension of previous work, in this study, a breathing retraining component is added using breathing calisthenics and inspiratory muscle trainer for the classical cardiac rehabilitation (CR), as...
Detailed Description
A very large number of studies have demonstrated the positive effect of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on morbidity and mortality. Globally, each year millions of patien...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- . chronic heart failure (≥ 1 year) .Respiratory muscle weakness≤ 70% of their predicted MIP.
- Ages ranged from 45-65 years old
- Left ventricle ejection fraction ≤ 40% in NYHA class II and III .In stable condition (No rales on auscultation or tibial edema and with sinus rhythm).
- On standard cardiac medications (diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and glycosides)
- Not engaged in any regular physical training program for at least one month before the start of the study.
Exclusion
- Chronic lung disorders,
- Anemia
- Severe hypoxia
- History of myocardial infarction or pulmonary edema six months before the study
- Severe uncontrolled hypertension, or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or autonomic disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04905433
Start Date
June 1 2019
End Date
March 1 2020
Last Update
January 25 2022
Active Locations (1)
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National heart institute
Cairo, AI Qahirah, Egypt, 11847