Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Exercise Intervention in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction

Lead Sponsor:

Region Skane

Conditions:

Heart Failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II

Heart Failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to assess by what physiological mechanisms patients with heart failure benefit from exercise. Effects of an exercise intervention will be assessed for both central (hear...

Detailed Description

A randomized, non-blinded prospective intervention trial. Patients randomized to exercise intervention will undergo supervised aerobic training on ergometer cycle for 12 weeks whilst control group rec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Signs and symptoms of heart failure
  • Age ≥50 years
  • Stable chronic heart failure (no hospitalizations within past month, no new medications past month)
  • Able to understand and follow exercise prescription
  • Currently physically inactive (less than 150 minutes/week moderate intensity exercise)
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Currently or within the past 6 months been involved in cardiac rehab with exercise
  • Devices or implants not compatible with magnetic resonance imaging or exercise testing
  • Any orthopedic or medical condition affecting participation in testing and training
  • Signs of acute ischemia during baseline cardiopulmonary exercise testing
  • Participation in other clinical trials that may affect results
  • Moderate or severe valvular disease
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • NYHA class IV

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2022

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    120 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05255172

    Start Date

    June 1 2022

    End Date

    December 31 2027

    Last Update

    June 29 2025

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    Skåne University Hospital Lund

    Lund, Sweden, 22158