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Effect of 3 Years of Exercise in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

NCT01673139 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2018-11-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a substudy of "Generation 100". The investigators will follow the persons with atrial fibrillation to see if 3 years of interval or moderate exercise affects the burden of atrial fibrillation, symptoms, use of health services or echocardiographic findings.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interval exercise

4 times of 4 minutes intervals at an intensity of 90-95% of maximum heart rate and active pauses of 3 minutes between intervals. 3 times a week for 3 years.

BEHAVIORAL

Moderate exercise

Moderate exercise with pulse about 70% of max pulse; 3 times a week for 3 years.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Given information on recommendations for physical activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • SINTEF Health Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jan Paal Loennechen, PhD · St. Olavs Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2018-08-31
Completion
2018-08-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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Diseases

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