Status:
COMPLETED
Stair Climbing Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Conditions:
Endothelial Dysfunction
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the effect of brief, intermittent stair climbing exercise on key cardiovascular and metabolic markers of health in individuals completing a cardiac rehabilitation program. Par...
Detailed Description
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a recognized health service for the secondary prevention of CVD, unfortunately, CR is vastly underutilized, due to low referral rates and patient-related factors such as...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and (post-menopausal) women
- Registered to participate in the Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation Centre (CHRC) at the Hamilton Health Sciences General Division
- History of previous myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, and/or percutaneous coronary intervention
- Non-smoker (within 3-months)
- Local resident, with transportation to the CHRC at the Hamilton Health Sciences General Division.
- Ability to understand written and verbal instructions and provide written informed consent.
- Stable medical therapy.
Exclusion
- Non-cardiac surgical procedure within two months
- Positive exercise stress test (i.e. typical symptoms of chest discomfort and ECG changes or positive nuclear scan)
- Myocardial infarction within two months; coronary artery bypass graft surgery within two months; percutaneous coronary intervention within one month
- Baseline work capacity \< 25 W
- NYHA class II-IV symptoms of heart failure
- Documented significant valve stenosis
- Symptomatic peripheral arterial disease that limits exercise capacity
- Uncontrolled supraventricular or ventricular dysrhythmia
- Unstable angina
- Uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure \>160/90 mmHg)
- Documented chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (FEV1 \<60% and/or FVC \<60%)
- Any musculoskeletal abnormality that would limit exercise participation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 30 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03235674
Start Date
January 30 2018
End Date
September 30 2019
Last Update
February 26 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada