Pilot Study of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Heart Failure

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Heart Failure; Left Ventricular Dysfunction

• Registration Number: NCT01128790
• Lead Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on exercise capacity in patients with heart failure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10
• Study First Submitted: 2009-12-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-21
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-24
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-06
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• LV ejection fraction <40%
• NYHA functional class II-IV
• Non ischemic cardiomyopathy
• Stable

Exclusion Criteria

• recent cardiovascular hospitalization (within last 4 weeks)
• ischemic cardiomyopathy
• diabetes mellitus
• peripheral neuropathy
• ventricular assist device
• contraindications to exercise stress testing

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exercise performance - VO2, exercise time, exercise workload, anaerobic threshold	1 week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Toronto General Hospital; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada