Effect of a High Intensity Interval Training in Older Adults With Coronary Artery Disease

University of Valencia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Heart Diseases

Treatments: Other: Interval training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04425057

2012/0113

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study comparing 2 groups: interval training and control group. Interval training group will perform a physiotherapy program based in exercises, at a high intensity, and stretching of muscles at the end. Control group will not perform any physiotherapy program. Several parameters will be evaluated at baseline, 2 months and 6 months: anxiety, depression, functional capacity, blood pressure, lipid profile, physical activity, ecc.

Full description

A study comparing 2 groups: high intensity interval training and control group. Interval training group will perform a two-month physiotherapy program based in exercises, at a high intensity, and stretching of muscles at the end. Intensity will be established based on Borg scale and an effort test.

Control group will not perform any physiotherapy program, but will have usual care with medication.

Several parameters will be evaluated at baseline, 2 months and 6 months: anxiety, depression, functional capacity, blood pressure, lipid profile, physical activity, ecc.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed of coronary artery disease
• Discharged from hospital, less than 2 months

Exclusion criteria

• Not able to move by themselves

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Interval training

Experimental group

Description:

Physiotherapy program during two months: Interval training at a high intensity, inlcuding a warm-up and a cool-down. Aerobic exercises, resistance exercises, stretching

Treatment:

Other: Interval training

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No physiotherapy