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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12612000511831
ACTRN12612000511831
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Clinical outcomes and cardiovascular responses to high intensity interval exercise training versus moderate intensity continuous exercise training compared to usual care in patients with moderate to severe heart failure

niversity of New England0 sites48 target enrollmentMay 14, 2012

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Systolic Heart Failure
Sponsor
niversity of New England
Enrollment
48
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 14, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of heart failure by echocardiography LVEF\<40% any aetiology is accepted

Exclusion Criteria

  • Myocardial infarction within prior 12 months.
  • Change of medical therapy in the 3 months prior to study entry.
  • Unstable angina
  • Resting systolic blood pressure \> 200 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure \> 110 mm Hg,
  • Systemic illness
  • Fever and critical aortic stenosis (peak systolic pressure gradient \> 50 mm Hg with an aortic valve orifice area \> 0\.75 cm2 in average size adult).
  • Uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias such as uncontrolled sinus tachycardia (\> 120 beats.min\-1\), 3rd degree AV block, active pericarditis or myocarditis, recent embolism, thrombophlebitis and resting ST segment displacement (\> 2 mm).
  • Uncontrolled diabetes (resting blood glucose of \> 400 mg/dL)
  • Severe orthopedic conditions that would prohibit exercise
  • Other metabolic conditions such as acute thyroiditis, hypokalemia or hyperkalemia and hypovolemia.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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