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

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

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jennifer L Reed, PhD · Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Max Age

75 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-06-30

Primary Completion

2019-10-16

Completion

2019-10-16

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations