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Cardiac Exercise Program for Cardiorespiratory Insufficiency

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Waitlist Available

Led By Basmah Safdar, MD

Research Sponsored by Yale University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline and 2 weeks after completing exercise program

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will help determine if exercise can help those who have had open heart surgery.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and 2 weeks after completing exercise program

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline and 2 weeks after completing exercise program

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 2 weeks after completing exercise program for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in cardiorespiratory fitness

Change in cognition

Change in functional fitness.

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Exercise trainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

130 patients who underwent open heart surgery and are cleared for exercise.These will include patients who enter supervised cardiac rehabilitation as well as patients who enter a supervised exercise program focusing strength training, endurance of functional training.

Group II: Additional controlsActive Control1 Intervention

5 patients who choose not to enter any organized exercise program.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Cardiac Exercise Program

2021

N/A

~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Yale UniversityLead Sponsor

1,847 Previous Clinical Trials

2,737,659 Total Patients Enrolled

Basmah Safdar, MDPrincipal InvestigatorYale University

1 Previous Clinical Trials

31 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How many participants in this experiment have been allocated treatment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov showcases that this medical trial, initially announced on May 15th 2021, is actively seeking participants. Approximately 130 people are needed to be signed up from a single location."

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Is recruitment still open for this research program?

"Affirmative. The details available from clinicaltrials.gov demonstrate that the current recruitment drive for this medical trial began on May 15, 2021 and was last updated on August 3rd 2022. 130 participants are sought after across 1 site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Changes in Fitness and Strength in Postoperative Cardiac Patients Undergoing Exercise Therapy: Biological and Functional Mechanisms of Recovery

2021. "Changes in Fitness and Strength in Postoperative Cardiac Patients Undergoing Exercise Therapy: Biological and Functional Mechanisms of Recovery". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04903691.