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The Influence of Cardiac Rehabilitation on the Health State After ACS

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Interventions
Other: Cardiac rehabilitation
Registration Number
NCT03935438
Lead Sponsor
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Coronary heart disease, including acute coronary syndromes (ACS), is the leading cause of death in European countries. One of the basic elements of secondary and tertiary prevention of ACS is cardiac rehabilitation.

The aims of the study are evaluation of the impact of cardiac rehabilitation on health state- especially on cardiovascular function parameters in patients after acute coronary syndrome and evaluation of the influence of the level of gene expression and polymorphisms of genes associated with ischemic heart disease on the course of cardiac rehabilitation in patients after ACS.

The study will consist of a retrospective and prospective part. The retrospective part will include patients who have had acute coronary syndrome in the past and then - before being included in the study - have undergone cardiac rehabilitation. In the retrospective part, patients enrolled in the study will not undergo cardiac rehabilitation as a part of the study intervention. The prospective part will include patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome in the past and will undergo cardiac rehabilitation as the study intervention.

After being included in the study, patients will undergo medical examination. Then subsequent procedures will be performed: anthropometric measurements; ECG; body composition analysis by bioimpedance; measurement of resting blood pressure, resting heart rate and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin; pulse wave analysis; transthoracic echocardiography of the heart; 24-hour blood pressure measurement by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM); 24-hour ECG recording using the Holter method; electrocardiographic exercise test on a treadmill and / or a six-minute walk test or other exercise test adequate to the patient's state of health; assessment of the quality of the diet; assessment of lifestyle, acceptance of disease and quality of life; assessment of the psychological profile.

Subsequently patients taking part in the prospective part of the study will perform a cardiac rehabilitation program.

After the cardiac rehabilitation program measurement procedures listed above will be repeated.

Before and after the cardiac rehabilitation program blood samples, urine samples and hair samples will be collected. Blood samples, urine samples and hair samples will also be collected from patients taking part in the retrospective part of the study.

Detailed Description

Coronary heart disease, including acute coronary syndromes (ACS), is the leading cause of death in European countries, including Poland. In addition, it is one of the main causes of disability and the number of lost years of life and the number of years of life lost in good health. The costs of its treatment include not only the primary prophylaxis of cardiovascular events, the treatment of cardiovascular events, the treatment of chronic conditions and complications such as chronic heart failure or arrhythmia, but also the secondary and tertiary prophylaxis of acute coronary syndromes.

One of the basic elements of secondary and tertiary prevention of ACS is cardiac rehabilitation. It should be implemented as soon as possible after the ACS and be part of a comprehensive, planned and systematic care of the patient after ACS. The beneficial effect of cardiac rehabilitation on the cardiovascular system, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and physical performance has been demonstrated in a way that does not raise any doubts. However, in the light of the growing epidemic of civilization diseases such as excessive body mass, diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension and other cardiometabolic disorders, it is necessary to conduct high-quality research on the development of the most effective cardiac rehabilitation programs, so as to maximize their beneficial effect on patients' health.

The aims of the study are:

1. Evaluation of the impact of cardiac rehabilitation on selected anthropometric, biochemical, mineral parameters, body composition parameters, physical fitness parameters and cardiovascular function parameters in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

2. Assessment of lifestyle, acceptance of disease, quality of life, diet and psychological profile and the influence of these factors on the course of cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

3. Evaluation of the influence of the level of gene expression and polymorphisms of genes associated with ischemic heart disease and predisposing conditions (including excessive body weight, hypertension, lipid and carbohydrate disorders, impaired vascular endothelial function) on the course of cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute coronary syndrome and searching for new genes that may affect the course of cardiac rehabilitation in this group of patients.

Research hypotheses:

1. Cardiac rehabilitation has a positive effect on selected anthropometric, biochemical, mineral parameters, body composition parameters, physical fitness parameters and cardiovascular function parameters in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

2. Lifestyle, acceptance of disease, quality of life, diet and psychological profile have a significant impact on the course of cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

3. The level of expression and gene polymorphism of genes associated with ischemic heart disease and predisposing conditions (including excessive body weight, hypertension, lipid and carbohydrate disorders, impaired vascular endothelial function) have a significant impact on the course of cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

The study will consist of a retrospective and prospective part. The retrospective part will include patients who have had acute coronary syndrome in the past and then - before being included in the study - have undergone cardiac rehabilitation. In the retrospective part, patients enrolled in the study will not undergo cardiac rehabilitation as a part of the study intervention. In contrast, the prospective part will include patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome in the past and will undergo cardiac rehabilitation as the study intervention.

About 200 women and men aged 18 to 99 are planned to be included in the study.

After being included in the study, patients will undergo medical examination and their medical documentation will be collected, analyzed, copied and archived. Then subsequent procedures will be performed:

* anthropometric measurements (body weight, height, hip, waist, neck circumference measurement)

* ECG - electrocardiography

* non-invasive analysis of the body composition by bioimpedance

* non-invasive measurement of resting blood pressure, resting heart rate and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin

* non-invasive pulse wave analysis

* non-invasive transthoracic echocardiography of the heart

* non-invasive 24-hour blood pressure measurement by ABPM

* non-invasive 24-hour ECG recording using the Holter method

* non-invasive electrocardiographic exercise test on a treadmill and / or a six-minute walk test or other exercise test adequate to the patient's state of health; these tests will always be preceded by a detailed medical qualification

* assessment of the quality of the diet

* assessment of lifestyle, acceptance of disease and quality of life

* assessment of the psychological profile

Subsequently patients taking part in the prospective part of the study will perform a cardiac rehabilitation program.

After the cardiac rehabilitation program measurement procedures listed above (anthropometric measurements; ECG; non-invasive analysis of the body composition by bioimpedance; non-invasive measurement of resting blood pressure, resting heart rate and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin; non-invasive pulse wave analysis; non-invasive transthoracic echocardiography of the heart; non-invasive 24-hour blood pressure measurement by ABPM; non-invasive 24-hour ECG recording using the Holter method; non-invasive electrocardiographic exercise test; assessment of the quality of the diet; assessment of lifestyle, acceptance of disease and quality of life; assessment of the psychological profile) will be repeated.

Before and after the cardiac rehabilitation program blood samples, urine samples and hair samples will be collected. Blood samples, urine samples and hair samples will also be collected from patients taking part in the retrospective part of the study.

After data collection statistical analyses will be performed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Informed consent in writing
  • Coronary heart disease, a state after an acute coronary syndrome
  • Female or male
  • Age 18 - 99 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Active neoplastic disease
  • Alcohol abuse, drug abuse
  • Pregnancy, lactation
  • Other conditions that in the opinion of researchers may pose any risk to the patient during the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients after ACSCardiac rehabilitationPatients after acute coronary syndrome undergoing cardiac rehabilitation.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pulse wave velocity (PWV) IAt baseline

Pulse wave velocity I

PWV IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Pulse wave velocity II

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Waist circumference (WC) IAt baseline

Waist circumference I

triglycerides (TG) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of triglycerides I

Aortic pressure (AP) IAt baseline

Aortic pressure I

BM IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Body mass II

BH IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Body height II

AP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Aortic pressure II

Body height (BH) IAt baseline

Body height I

Heart rate (HR) IAt baseline

Heart rate I

HR IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Heart rate II

Distance in 6-minutes walk (6MW-D) IAt baseline

Distance in 6-minutes walk I

alanine aminotransferase (ALT) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of alanine aminotransferase I

direct bilirubin (DB) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of direct bilirubin I

DB IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of direct bilirubin II

TCH IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of total cholesterol II

low density lipoprotein (LDL) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of low density lipoprotein I

LDL IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of low density lipoprotein II

BMI IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Body mass index II

TB IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of total bilirubin II

Body mass (BM) IAt baseline

Body mass I

Body mass index (BMI) IAt baseline

Body mass index I

Hip circumference (HC) IAt baseline

Hip circumference I

Blood oxygen saturation (SO2) IAt baseline

Blood oxygen saturation I

AST IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of aspartate aminotransferase II

ALT IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of alanine aminotransferase II

INS IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of insulin II

GLU IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of glucose II

HC IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Hip circumference II

Total fat percentage (TF%) IAt baseline

Total fat percentage I

SBP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Systolic blood pressure II

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring- systolic blood pressure (ABPM SBP) IAt baseline

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring- systolic blood pressure I

ABPM DBP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring- diastolic blood pressure II

GGTP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of gamma-glutamyltransferase II

total cholesterol (TCH) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of total cholesterol I

TG IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of triglycerides II

creatinine (CREA) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of creatinine I

CRP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of C-reactive protein II

NTpro-BNP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of N-terminal natriuretic propeptide type B II

interleukin 6 (IL6) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of interleukin 6 I

Neck circumference (NC) IAt baseline

Neck circumference I

WC IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Waist circumference II

NC IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Neck circumference II

Systolic blood pressure (SBP) IAt baseline

Systolic blood pressure I

SO2 IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood oxygen saturation II

Ejection fraction (EF) IAt baseline

Ejection fraction I

ABPM SBP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring- systolic blood pressure II

Metabolic equivalent (MET) IAt baseline

Metabolic equivalent I

6MW-D IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Distance in 6-minutes walk II

aspartate aminotransferase (AST) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of aspartate aminotransferase I

high density lipoprotein (HDL) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of high density lipoprotein I

HDL IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of high density lipoprotein II

insulin (INS) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of insulin I

ADR IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of adropin II

homocysteine (Hcy) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of homocysteine I

TF% IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Total fat percentage II

Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) IAt baseline

Diastolic blood pressure I

DBP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Diastolic blood pressure II

EF IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Ejection fraction II

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring- diastolic blood pressure (ABPM DBP) IAt baseline

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring- diastolic blood pressure I

MET IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Metabolic equivalent II

total bilirubin (TB) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of total bilirubin I

indirect bilirubin (IB) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of indirect bilirubin I

IB IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of indirect bilirubin II

gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGTP) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of gamma-glutamyltransferase I

ApoA IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of apolipoprotein A II

N-terminal natriuretic propeptide type B (NTpro-BNP) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of N-terminal natriuretic propeptide type B I

magnesium (Mg) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of magnesium I

TROP IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of troponin II

TNF IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of tumor necrosis factor II

apolipoprotein A (ApoA) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of apolipoprotein A I

glucose (GLU) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of glucose I

neopterin (NEOPT) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of neopterin I

Hcy IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of homocysteine II

VEGF IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor II

VEGF polymorphismAt baseline

Polymorphism of the VEGF gene

U-Mg IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Urine concentration of magnesium II

adropin (ADR) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of adropin I

NEOPT IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of neopterin II

CREA IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of creatinine II

C-reactive protein (CRP) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of C-reactive protein I

Mg IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of magnesium II

troponin (TROP) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of troponin I

IL6 IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of interleukin 6 II

tumor necrosis factor (TNF) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of tumor necrosis factor I

Urine concentration of magnesium (U-Mg) IAt baseline

Urine concentration of magnesium I

LPT IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Blood concentration of leptin II

vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor I

leptin (LPT) IAt baseline

Blood concentration of leptin I

H-Mg IIAfter intervention completion- an average of 2 weeks from baseline

Hair content of magnesium II

Hair content of magnesium (H-Mg) IAt baseline

Hair content of magnesium I

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Treatment of Obesity, Metabolic Disorders and Clinical Dietetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences

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Poznan, Wielkopolska, Poland

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