A Study to Evaluate Breathing Muscle Training in Cardiac Rehab
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to understand if breathing muscle training combined with cardiac rehabilitation influences the blood flow and blood pressure response during exercise.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Sham Comparator: Sham arm Perform inspiratory muscle training at 2% maximal inspiratory pressure for 12 weeks. |
Device: Inspiratory muscle training
Inspiratory muscle training for 12 weeks at 40% maximal inspiratory pressure
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Active Comparator: Non-sham arm Perform inspiratory muscle training at 40% maximal inspiratory pressure for 12 weeks. |
Device: Inspiratory muscle training
Inspiratory muscle training for 12 weeks at 40% maximal inspiratory pressure
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Blood pressure response [baseline and 12 week follow up]
Mean arterial pressure
- Change in blood flow response [baseline and 12 week follow up]
respiratory muscle blood flow
- Change in limb vascular resistance response [baseline and 12 week follow up]
Limb vascular resistance
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria - Heart Failure Group:
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Adult 18 years and older.
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English speaking.
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Has a qualifying heart failure indication for center-based cardiac rehabilitation.
Inclusion Criteria - Healthy Control Group:
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Adult 18 years and older.
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English speaking.
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Absence of pulmonary, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurologic, or orthopedic diseases. Controls will be matched for age and sex.
Exclusion Criteria:
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HF patients who are unable to engage in a regularly structured exercise training program as part of a clinically indicated center-based outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program.
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Participants unable/unwilling to provide informed consent.
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Uremia, history of allergy to iodides. Impaired renal function.
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Creatinine value greater than 1.3 mg/dL (via clinical record within the past 6 months).
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Diagnosis of liver disease.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Rochester | Minnesota | United States | 55905 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Mayo Clinic
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Thomas Olson, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 20-009490