Permanent Pacemaker Response and The Role of Exercise Modality on Maximum Oxygen Consumption During CardioPulmonary Exercise Testing for Heart Transplant Assessment

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Heart failure; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001076268
• Lead Sponsor: Benjamin Gerhardy

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Heart failure diagnosis
Undergoing annual cardiopulmonary exercise testing for the purposes of monitoring cardiac function
Currently under the care of The Prince Charles Hospital Heart Failure service

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to provide informed consent

Standard absolute exclusion criteria for CPET performance including:
- Recent myocardial infarction (7 days)
- Unstable angina
- Uncontrolled arrhythmias
- Syncope
- Active endocarditis
- Acute myocarditis or pericarditis
- Severe aortic stenosis
- Uncontrolled heart failure
- Acute pulmonary embolus or pulmonary infarct
- Thrombosis of the lower extremities
- Suspected dissecting aneurysm
- Uncontrolled asthma
- Pulmonary oedema
- Room air oxygen desaturation < 85%
- Type I hypoxaemic respiratory failure

Exclusion at the preference of the treating cardiologist

Inability to participate in the treadmill CPET due to orthopaedic, biomechanical, neurological or vascular disease, for example hip or knee joint dysfunction limiting their ability to weight bear.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified