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High Intensity Interval Exercise in Diastolic Heart Failure

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02147613

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Official title

High-intensity Aerobic Interval Training vs. Moderate-intensity Continuous Exercise Training in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Brief summary

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Heart failure is a major health concern and is the leading cause of hospitalization among elderly Americans. Currently 5.7 million Americans are estimated to have heart failure and the estimated direct and indirect costs of treating heart failure are approximately $37.2 billion. Approximately 40% of those diagnosed with heart failure will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). These individuals have significant restrictions in their ability to carry out activities of daily living. Exercise training has been established as adjuvant therapy in heart failure. Although exercise training guidelines for treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) are well established, no consensus exercise guidelines exist for management of HFPEF. Aerobic and cardiovascular adaptations are generally greater after high-intensity exercise training; interval-type exercise facilitates this type of training because it allows for rest periods that make it possible for patients with heart failure to perform short (e.g., 1-4 minutes) work periods at intensities that are higher than would be possible during continuous exercise. High-intensity aerobic interval training presents a unique, yet untested, therapeutic modality for the exercise training of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Pilot testing is warranted, results of which may have important implications for reducing cardiovascular risk, increasing short- and long-term quality of life and survival, and reducing healthcare costs in this patient population. The investigators primary specific aim is to determine the efficacy of a novel, high-intensity aerobic interval exercise training program for improving VO2peak (peak oxygen uptake), endothelial function, and arterial stiffness in patients with HFPEF. The investigators secondary aim is to determine whether the vascular changes are correlated with the changes in VO2peak.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02147613
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Arizona State University
Other
Enrollment
19 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
40 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 31, 2010
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2012
Completion
Mar 31, 2012
Last update posted
Apr 11, 2019

2010 – 2012

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Arizona State University Phoenix Arizona 85004
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Arizona 85259

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