Status:

RECRUITING

Cardiac Rehabilitation and Coronary Artery Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia de Laranjeiras

Collaborating Sponsors:

Rio de Janeiro State University

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Disease

Atherosclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) aged 40-70 years will undergo exercise training (thrice weekly for 12 weeks). A reference group composed of healthy individuals will be included. Evaluation...

Detailed Description

Participants and recruitment: In this clinical trial, 28 patients with CAD will be enrolled from the Pedro Ernesto University Hospital (HUPE) and 22 control volunteers without evidence of CAD (CTL) wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Eligible CAD patients will be those aged 40 to 70 years, of both sexes, entering the cardiac rehabilitation program at HUPE. CAD will be defined as any acute coronary syndrome, including myocardial infarction with and without ST-segment elevation, and unstable angina (all defined by characteristic histories, electrocardiographic abnormalities, and cardiac enzyme abnormalities), or obstructive CAD diagnosed via coronary angiography (defined as ≥ 50% stenosis of any epicardial coronary artery) in patients with stable angina.
  • Healthy controls: adults aged 40 to 70 years, of both sexes, without CAD evidence.

Exclusion

  • diagnosis of heart failure, pulmonary disease, Chagas disease, or tuberculosis
  • regular physical exercise practice (≥ 3 days/week for 30 min) over the past 6 months
  • malnutrition (body mass index \[BMI\] \< 18.5 kg/m²)
  • smoking
  • obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06579807

Start Date

October 1 2024

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

April 30 2025

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Rio de Janeiro State University

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20550-900