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Exercise Training for Heart Failure

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Kanokwan Bunsawat, PhD
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or III
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from baseline skeletal muscle blood flow at 8 weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study how well exercise training can improve symptoms and quality of life in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults with heart failure who can consent, have a specific type of heart failure (HFpEF) where the heart pumps well but is stiff, and show certain blood markers. It's not for those with severe heart issues, orthopedic limits that prevent exercise, women on hormone therapy, smokers, or pregnant women.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study looks at how well patients with HFpEF respond to an 8-week exercise program compared to healthy people. The focus is on understanding why these patients struggle with exercise by measuring changes in muscle blood flow.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since the intervention involves exercise training rather than medication, side effects may include typical post-exercise symptoms like muscle soreness or fatigue. However, risks are generally low and will be monitored.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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My heart condition limits my physical activity but I can still perform light tasks.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from baseline six-minute walk test distance at 8 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline six-minute walk test distance at 8 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Muscle blood flow
Six-minute walk test

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Exercise trainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients with HFpEF will participate in the 8 weeks of supervised, two-legged, knee extensor exercise training for 3 days per week. Each exercise session will involve a 5-min warm-up and a 5-min cool-down, and exercise intensity will range between 40%-90% of maximal work rate. Maximal work rate will be re-assessed every two weeks.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,606 Previous Clinical Trials
3,305,970 Total Patients Enrolled
39 Trials studying Heart Failure
63,188 Patients Enrolled for Heart Failure
Kanokwan Bunsawat, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorVA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT

Media Library

Exercise training Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05115890 — N/A
Exercise training 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05115890 — N/A
Heart Failure Research Study Groups: Exercise training
Heart Failure Clinical Trial 2023: Exercise training Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05115890 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many individuals are being included in this research endeavor?

"Affirmative, the information on clinicaltrials.gov shows this trial is actively recruiting participants. This medical study was posted July 1st 2022 and has been edited up until July 15th 2022. Presently, 35 patients are needed for enrollment at one site."

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Are there any available participant positions in the current clinical trial?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's data reveals that this clinical trial, which was initiated on July 1st 2022 and last revised on the 15th of July, is actively recruiting 35 individuals from a single location."

Answered by AI
~23 spots leftby Jul 2027