Stair Climbing Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise

NCT03235674 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2020-02-26

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Summary

This study will evaluate the effect of brief, intermittent stair climbing exercise on key cardiovascular and metabolic markers of health in individuals completing a cardiac rehabilitation program. Participants of this study will be placed into one of two exercise groups: one group will perform the standard exercise protocol currently being used by the Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation Centre at Hamilton General Hospital and the second group will perform a variation of interval exercise training, high intensity interval stair climbing.

Conditions

  • Endothelial Dysfunction

Interventions

OTHER

High-intensity stair climbing exercise

High intensity stair climbing exercise at a vigorous pace as measured by rating of perceived exertion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Maureen J MacDonald, PhD · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-30
Primary Completion
2019-08-08
Completion
2019-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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