Target Heart Rate and Aerobic Interval Training

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease

• Registration Number: NCT01550081
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

Aerobic interval training is shown to be superior in increasing oxygen uptake in both healthy and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), compared to moderate continuous training. However, in cardiac rehabilitation exercise groups, exercise intensity is usually controlled with perceived exertion (Borg scale). The investigators will investigate degree of agreement between target heart rate and perceived exertion during interval training in cardiac rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2013-06
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 2013-11-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• referred to cardiac rehabilitation
• able to perform exercise treadmill test

Exclusion Criteria

• unstable angina
• severe arrhythmias
• heart failure

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
degree of agreement between target heart rate (THR) and perceived exertion	up to 1 hour	Exercise intensity during one-hour exercise session monitored by Borg, subsequently one-hour exercise session monitored by heart rate monitor

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of circulation and medical imaging, NTNU; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway