Actively Recruiting
Optimizing Aerobic Fitness in Older Adults
Led by University of Vermont Medical Center · Updated on 2025-06-08
114
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
219 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Vermont Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Hospitalization and treatment for cardiovascular disease is one of the main contributors to disability in older adults. Moderate intensity continuous aerobic and resistance training have been the cornerstone of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) for decades to remediate hospital-acquired functional deficits, but some groups receive less or minimal functional benefit from this training. The proposed studies seek to optimize recovery of aerobic fitness and physical function among older cardiac patients using a novel high intensity training regimen with the long-term goal of reducing subsequent disability and improving clinical outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Optimizing Aerobic Fitness in Older Adults
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Over 65 years old
- Able to walk (ambulatory)
- Enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation at the study center after a recent heart attack or percutaneous intervention (angioplasty, stent placement, or valve replacement)
You will not qualify if you...
- Have an active cancer except for non-melanoma skin cancer or low grade prostate cancer under surveillance
- Not willing to follow the assigned exercise program
- Have a submaximal performance on entry exercise test, defined as respiratory exchange ratio less than 1.0
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UVMMC Cardiac Rehabilitation
South Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05403
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
P
Patrick Savage, Research Coordinator
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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