Chronic heart failure. Congestive heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Experiment group: In experiment group the exercise program was performed 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks following the supervision of a nurse of the research team in consultation with
Rehabilitation
Treatment - Drugs
Experiment group: In experiment group the exercise program was performed 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks following the supervision of a nurse of the research team in consultation with the team's phys
Control group:
Patients in the control group did not do any exercise scheduled.
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research and technology, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: left ventricular ejection fraction =40%; sinus rhythm; the diagnosis of chronic heart failure based on clinical symptoms and signs and/or echocardiography evidence and according to the physicians; the ability to perform the exercise program after the medication therapy. Exclusion criteria: left ventricular ejection fraction > 40%; abnormal rhythm; disability to perform the exercise program after the medication therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ejection fraction. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after the end of the exercise program. Method of measurement: Echocardiography. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after the end of the exercise program. Method of measurement: SF36 second edition. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAli Hassanpour Dehkordi
Shahrekord Medical University of Sciences
Outcome results
None listed