Training Study to Evaluate the Benefit of Exercise for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)

Universität des Saarlandes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Heart Failure; Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Treatments: Behavioral: Endurance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00934609

2000-01SaarlandU

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study investigates the safety and effectiveness of a 12 week endurance training program for patients with chronic heart failure

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• chronic heart failure NYHA stage 2 and 3

Exclusion criteria

• Valvular disease
• recent decompensation
• Other complaints that might interfere with ergometer exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

66 participants in 2 patient groups

Training

Experimental group

Description:

12 weeks of endurance training on the cycle ergometer under supervision on a physician

Treatment:

Behavioral: Endurance training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control condition