Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise Improve Sympathetic Modulation in Chronic Heart Failure Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
InCor Heart Institute
Conditions:
Chronic Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-70 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of exercise training on sympathetic modulation and arterial baroreflex control in patients with chronic heart failure.
Detailed Description
Retrospective study. Patients were recruited by database from Rehabilitation Unit of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology of the Heart Institute (InCor). The aim of this study is to a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with chronic heart failure
- Age 30 to 70 years
- Functional class II to III of New York Heart Association
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40%
- Peak oxygen uptake (VO2) ≤20
Exclusion
- Recent myocardial infarction or unstable angina (\<3 months)
- heart failure duration (\<3 months)
- Permanent pacemaker dependence
- Atrial fibrillation
- Skeletal muscle abnormality (e.g., arthritis)
- Participation in a regular exercise program
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
26 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02219451
Start Date
August 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2014
Last Update
August 19 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Instituto do Coração - HC/FMUSP
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-900