Aerobic, Resistance, Inspiratory Training Outcomes in Heart Failure

Summary

This study investigates the effects of aerobic, resistance, inspiratory training modalities outcomes in functional capacity and quality of life of heart failure (HF) patients, aiming for the 'optimum' (greek, αριστος=aristos) training program for HF patients.

Conditions

• Heart Failure

Interventions

OTHER

Aerobic-Resistance-Inspiratory

Patients will be submitted to a 12 week, 3 times/week, continuous aerobic (e.g. bike) training programme at an intensity of 60-80% max HR (or peakVO2) for 30 min combined with resistance training at an intensity of 50% of 1 Repetition Maximum (1RM) for quads training and upper limb exercises (elbow flex/shoulder flex/abd) using dumbbells (1-2 kg) (12-15 reps/3sets) for 10 min, combined also with inspiratory muscle training with a flow-resistive loading system at an intensity of 60% of maximal inspiratory pressure/sustained maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax/SPImax) for 20 min (Aerobic (30min) + Resistance (10min) + Inspiratory (20min) = 60 min)

OTHER

Aerobic-Resistance

Patients will be submitted to a 12 week, 3 times/week, continuous aerobic (e.g. bike) training programme at an intensity of 60-80% max HR (or peakVO2) for 30 min combined with resistance training at an intensity of 50% of 1RM for quads training, pectoralis m, serratus anterior m, and latissimus dorsi m and upper limb exercises (elbow flex/shoulder flex/abd) using dumbbells (1-2 kg) (12-15 reps/3sets). (Aerobic (30min) + Resistance (30min) = 60 min)

OTHER

Aerobic-Inspiratory

Patients will be submitted to a 12 week, 3 times/week, continuous aerobic (e.g. bike) training programme at an intensity of 60-80% max HR (or peakVO2) for 30 min combined with inspiratory muscle training with a flow-resistive loading system at an intensity of 60% of maximal inspiratory pressure/sustained maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax/SPImax) for 30min (Aerobic (30min) + Inspiratory (30min) = 60 min)

OTHER

Aerobic Training

Patients will be submitted to a 12 week, 3 times/week continuous aerobic (e.g. bike) training programme at an intensity of 60-80% max HR (or peakVO2) for 30 min combined with callisthenics progressing to treadmill or bike (at the same intensity) for 30 min (Aerobic training = 60 min)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Asklepieion Voulas General Hospital

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland

  collaborator OTHER

• Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Stamatis Adamopoulos, MD · Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

80 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-09-30

Primary Completion

2019-08-31

Completion

2020-05-31

Countries

• Greece
• Poland

Study Locations