Cardiac Function and Inspiratory Muscles Performance

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Heart Failure

Treatments: Other: Physical evaluation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02763982

39797414.2.0000.520

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ejection fraction and peak oxygen uptake have correlation on inspiratory muscle strength, chest wall volumes and quality of life in individuals with heart failure.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Will be included individuals diagnosed with heart failure, both sexes, aged 18-65 years;
• hemodynamically stable (systolic blood pressure ≤ 140 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure ≤ 90 mmHg; heart rate = 90 bpm);
• self-reported sedentary.

Exclusion criteria

• Will be excluded individuals with unstable angina were excluded;
• acute myocardial infarction or previous surgery up to three months before the survey;
• musculoskeletal changes, respiratory or chronic metabolic diseases;
• treatment with steroids, hormones or chemotherapy;
• gestation;
• smokers and former smokers assets or liabilities;
• inability to comply with verbal commands appraiser or unsuitability to the evaluation devices.

Trial design

24 participants in 3 patient groups

G1

Description:

High or normal left ventricular ejection fraction

Treatment:

Other: Physical evaluation

G2

Description:

Moderate left ventricular ejection fraction

Treatment:

Other: Physical evaluation

G3

Description:

Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction

Treatment:

Other: Physical evaluation