NCT02303379

Different Endurance Training Protocols in Cardiac Patients

Effects of Different Endurance Training Protocols on Physical Performance in Cardiac Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Paracelsus Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It is the aim of our study to compare the effects of 6 and/or 2 years of either HIT (carried out at correctly assessed 85-95% of maximal heart rate), pyramid, or continuous endurance training, on changes of physical exercise capacity in cardiac patients.

Detailed description

The three exercise arms (isocaloric) are composed as follows: Endurance training: 31 min at 65-75% HRmax, making it a total of 25min; HIT: 4x4min intervals at 85-95% HRmax divided by 3x3min of active recovery at 60-70% HRmax, making it a total of 25 min; Pyramid: One pyramid consists of 8 one-minute blocks. Those are grouped starting with one block of 70-75% HRmax, followed by one block at 75-80% HRmax and another one at 80-85% HRmax. The top of the pyramid are 2 blocks of 85-90% HRmax. Intensity is lowered afterwards with one block of 80-85% HRmax, followed by one block at 75-80% HRmax and last one at 70-75% HRmax. Two more pyramids follow, each divided by 2min of active recovery at 65-70% HRmax, making it a total of 28min. All protocols are initiated by 5min of warm-up and end with 5min of cool-down, both at 60-70% HRmax. Primary Outcome: Individual maximum power output in watt (Pmax). Secondary Outcome: Change of power output in watt at lactate tresholds at 2 and 4mmol/l.

Conditions

• Coronary Artery Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Continuous Endurance Training	Endurance training with constant work load 31min at 65-75% Hrmax
OTHER	Pyramid Training	One pyramid consists of 8 one-minute blocks. Those are grouped starting with one block of 70-75% HRmax, followed by one block at 75-80% HRmax and another one at 80-85% HRmax. The top of the pyramid are 2 blocks of 85-90% HRmax. Intensity is lowered afterwards with one block of 80-85% HRmax, followed by one block at 75-80% HRmax and last one at 70-75% HRmax. Two more pyramids follow, each divided by 2min of active recovery at 65-70% HRmax, making it a total of 28min.
OTHER	High-intensity interval training	HIT: 4x4 min intervals at85-95% HRmax divided by 3x3min of active recovery at 60-70% HRmax, making it a total of 25min.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-12-01
• Completion: 2020-12-01
• First posted: 2014-11-27
• Last updated: 2021-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Austria