Aerobic Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation

• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00964067
• Collaborator: St. Olavs Hospital (Other)
• Enrollment: 90
• Location: 1
• Arms: 3
• Actual Duration (Months): 34
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 2.6

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare home-based aerobic interval training with supervised interval training performed in groups or on a treadmill at the hospital.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Myocardial Infarction; Coronary Artery Disease	Other: Exercise training	N/A

Detailed Description

Cardiac rehabilitation is usually first offered in hospitals, but there are several studies that show that home-based rehabilitation is equally efficient. How this comes out when exercise is organized as aerobic interval training is not known.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 90 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Effect of High Intensity Aerobic Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Actual Study Start Date: Sep 1, 2009
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2011
• Actual Study Completion Date: Jul 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Treadmill group Interval exercise performed on treadmills, supervised	Other: Exercise training; Interval training at 90% of max heart rate. Warm-up of 10-15 minutes up to 70% of HRmax, then 4 minutes of exercise at 90%. 3 minutes of active pause between the intervals. Total 45 minutes of exercise. Twice a week.
Active Comparator: Exercise groups Supervised and organised in groups of ten	Other: Exercise training; Interval training at 90% of max heart rate. Warm-up of 10-15 minutes up to 70% of HRmax, then 4 minutes of exercise at 90%. 3 minutes of active pause between the intervals. Total 45 minutes of exercise. Twice a week.
Active Comparator: home-based exercise Interval training at home, free choice of modality	Other: Exercise training; Interval training at 90% of max heart rate. Warm-up of 10-15 minutes up to 70% of HRmax, then 4 minutes of exercise at 90%. 3 minutes of active pause between the intervals. Total 45 minutes of exercise. Twice a week.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. VO2peak [baseline, after 12 weeks and after 1 year]

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. quality of life [baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 80 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• coronary artery disease

• age over 18

• referred to cardiac rehabilitation

• exercise tolerance demonstrated

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe arrhythmia

• heart failure

• drug abuse

• pregnancy

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	St.Olavs University Hospital	Trondheim		Norway	7006

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• St. Olavs Hospital

Investigators

• Study Director: Asbjørn Støylen, PhD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00964067
• Other Study ID Numbers: HJERTEREHAB2009
• First Posted: Aug 24, 2009
• Last Update Posted: Mar 22, 2017
• Last Verified: Mar 1, 2017

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology: rehabilitation outcome; cardiac patients; exercise intensity
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Coronary Artery Disease; Myocardial Infarction; Infarction

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 22, 2017