Comparison of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training in patients with coronary artery disease on completion rates within cardiac rehabilitation service.

Prince of Wales Hospital0 sites64 target enrollmentDecember 9, 2019

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

December 9, 2019

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•1\.Age between 18 and 75 years
•2\.Documented coronary artery disease (CAD), specifically recent acute myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), or, treated valvular heart disease, specifically following valve repair or replacement
•3\.Clinically stable for at least 4 weeks following AMI or PCI, or 6 weeks following CABG or other surgery requiring sternotomy
•4\.NYHA Class I
•5\.Sinus rhythm
•6\.First\-time participant at the CR
•7\.Left ventricular ejection fraction \> 40%
•8\.Receiving optimal medical treatment
•9\.Successful completion of a 2 session ‘run\-in’ period of exercise training at the CR (‘usual care’ consisting of low to moderate\-intensity continuous aerobic exercise and light\-intensity resistance exercises).
•10\.Treating cardiologist’s clear approval for participation

•Primary diagnosis of heart failure; having a pacemaker; haemodynamically significant valvular disease; severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; unstable symptomatology; post\-surgical tachycardia; cognitive impairment; not fluent in English; unable to undertake cycling exercise; women lactating, pregnant or of childbearing potential who are not willing to avoid becoming pregnant during the study; or other co\-morbidities precluding participation in a structured exercise programme.