NCT02765568

Investigating the Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation eXercise Modalities on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 135 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Coronary revascularization improves survival for patients with coronary artery disease. However,many patients are left with poor physical and mental health. Traditional cardiac rehabilitation involves moderate intensity continuous exercise (MICE). Alternatives to traditional cardiac rehabilitation programming may however provide superior understudied benefits to patients with poor physical and mental health. Nordic walking (NW) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) are two examples of alternative programs for cardiac rehabilitation, which may provide superior physical and mental health benefits when compared to traditional MICE. The main purpose of this project is, therefore, to determine the short and long term physical and mental health benefits of alternative cardiac rehabilitation modalities, including NW and HIIT on exercise capacity, quality of life and depression after a 12-week program.

Conditions

• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	High Intensity Interval Training	Participants will complete supervised exercise sessions. Participants will attend on-site high-intensity interval training two times weekly for 12 weeks
BEHAVIORAL	Moderate Intensity Continuous Exercise Training	Participants will complete supervised exercise sessions. Moderate-intensity continuous exercise training will follow cardiovascular rehabilitation guidelines. Participants will attend on-site moderate-intensity continuous exercise training two times weekly for 12 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Nordic Walking	Participants will complete supervised exercise sessions. Participants will attend on-site Nordic walking training two times weekly for 12 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-01
• Primary completion: 2019-10-16
• Completion: 2019-10-16
• First posted: 2016-05-06
• Last updated: 2020-10-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada