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Exercise Intolerance in Elderly Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00959660

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Official title

Study of the Effect of Caloric Restriction and Exercise Training in Patients With Heart Failure and a Normal Ejection Fraction.(SECRET)

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of weight loss via hypocaloric diet, aerobic exercise training, combined hypocaloric diet and exercise training, and attention control in patients with heart failure and a normal ejection fraction (HFNEF) and body mass index greater than or equal to 30.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00959660
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University
Other
Enrollment
100 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral · Dietary Supplement · Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
60 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Feb 2009 (Actual)
Primary completion
Aug 15, 2012 (Actual)
Completion
Aug 2013 (Actual)
Last update posted
Feb 15, 2019

2009 – 2013

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Wake Forest University Health Sciences Winston-Salem North Carolina 271757 —

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