NCT02025257

Effects of Exercise in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Aged 80 Years or Older

Effects of Exercise in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Aged 80 Years or Older - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of exercise for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) aged 80 years and older, with special reference to maximum aerobic capacity, muscle endurance, physical functioning, level of physical activity, health related quality of life, anxiety, depression and endothelial function, compared to a control group.

Conditions

• Coronary Artery Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise	Individually prescribed hospital based exercise in group two times a week, home-based exercise once a week. The exercise intervention consists of interval based aerobic exercise on a bicycle ergometer 30 minutes with intensity level at 13-17 at Borg scale, resistance exercises and balance exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-12-01
• Primary completion: 2019-05-01
• Completion: 2022-04-01
• First posted: 2014-01-01
• Last updated: 2022-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden