NCT03550872

Exercise Training in Patients With Heart Failure and Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

Effect of Exercise Training in Patients With Heart Failure and Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 13 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The positive effect of physical training in patients with heart failure (HF) has been increasingly established. However, the presence of atrial fibrillation (AF), mainly in its permanent form, makes the clinical condition of the patients more compromised.

Detailed description

The positive effect of physical training in patients with heart failure (HF) has been increasingly established. However, the presence of atrial fibrillation (AF), mainly in its permanent form, makes the clinical picture of these patients more compromised. The literature has not yet demonstrated studies involving indication of physical exercise therapy when AF is associated with HF. Thus, the hypothesis is that physical training improves functional capacity, cerebral oxygenation, autonomic aspects, vascular aspects, cardiac function, plasma markers, quality of life and cognitive function of these patients.

Conditions

• Heart Failure
• Atrial Fibrillation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Physical Training	Participants will perform physical training three times a week on a stationary bicycle. The exercise intensity will be controlled between 14 and 16 by the Borg Scale for 40 minutes

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-21
• Primary completion: 2017-09-30
• Completion: 2017-10-30
• First posted: 2018-06-08
• Last updated: 2018-06-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil