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Acute Responses to Exercise in Females and Males With Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation
Led by Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation · Updated on 2026-05-06
36
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
268 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The main purpose of this pilot project is to measure the feasibility of conducting a randomized crossover study examining short-term changes in atrial fibrillation (AF) symptoms in symptomatic females and males with paroxysmal or persistent AF when they engage in a standard week of exercise (i.e. moderate-intensity continuous training \[MICT\] or high-intensity interval training \[HIIT\]) compared to a control week (i.e. no moderate to vigorous exercise over 7 days).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Acute Responses to Exercise in Females and Males With Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation
- Resting ventricular rate less than 110 beats per minute (rate controlled)
- Able to perform a symptom-limited exercise test
- At least 40 years old
- Self-reports having symptoms in the past 4 weeks
- If female, self-reports being post-menopausal
- Able to read and understand English or French
- Agrees to sign informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently participating in routine exercise training
- Unstable angina or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- Diagnosis of severe mitral or aortic stenosis or hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with significant obstruction
- Unable to access the Internet or a phone compatible with study requirements (iOS 10.0 or higher, Android 6.0 or higher)
- Has an automated external defibrillator, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or other pacemaker
- Unwilling or unable to complete all three study conditions
- Unable to provide written informed consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y4W7
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Matheus Mistura
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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