Exercise in Patients With a Biventricular Pacemaker
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Left Ventricular Failure
- Interventions
- Other: Endurance exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT00905944
- Lead Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Brief Summary
The investigators will evaluate the effects of an exercise program (walking on a treadmill) on the physical performance, the cardiorespiratory function, the proclivity to heart arrhythmias and the quality of life of patients with severely impaired left ventricular function and a bi-ventricular resynchronization pacemaker.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
- Left ventricular failure
- Resynchronization therapy with a biventricular pacemaker
- Ability to understand written German
Exclusion Criteria
- Age over 75 years
- Severe cardiac arrhythmia
- All conditions which can be aggravated by an exercise program
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Endurance exercise The patients carry out an exercise program (walking on a treadmill) three times weekly for 12 weeks at a speed corresponding with an intensity of 70% of VO2max.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) At recruitment and after 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body mass index (BMI) At recruitment and after 12 weeks Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) At recruitment and after 12 weeks Body composition At recruitment and after 12 weeks Mood At recruitment and after 12 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Section Sports Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany