Status:

TERMINATED

High-intensity Exercise After Acute Cardiac Event (HITCARE)

Lead Sponsor:

Kuopio Research Institute of Exercise Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Social Insurance Institution, Finland

Kuopio University Hospital

Conditions:

Unstable Angina Pectoris

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Despite the well-known health benefits of physical exercise in the prevention of chronic diseases, less attention has been focused on the use of physical exercise as an essential part of good treatmen...

Detailed Description

The study population consists of patients living in the city of Kuopio or Siilinjarvi area in Eastern Finland, who have been treated in Kuopio University Hospital because of acute CAD event. After bas...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • hospital care after acute CAD event (ICD-10 codes I20.0-I22)
  • age 40-80 years
  • signed informed consent form

Exclusion

  • conditions preventing regular exercise training
  • severe/malignant disease (life expectancy \<12 months)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

27 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02235753

Start Date

December 1 2014

End Date

December 1 2019

Last Update

January 24 2017

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Kuopio Research Institute of Exercise Medicine

Kuopio, Finland, 70100