The effect of muscle power training on balance function and walking ability in elderly patients with heart failure

The effect of muscle power training on balance function and walking ability in elderly patients with heart failure - The effect of muscle power training on balance function and walking ability in elderly patients with heart failure

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000032087

Enrollment

Registered

2018-04-04

Start date

2018-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

heart failure

Interventions

We will do muscle power training in addition to normal cardiac rehabilitation program(a total of 24 weeks, once a week) We will do normal cardiac rehabilitation program alone for 12 weeks and then add

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Heart failure patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe heart failure patients with NYHA class III or more Patients who have severe arrhythmia (ventricular extrasystole over Lown Class III or complete left bundle branch block, other lethal arrhythmias) Patients whose blood pressure excessively rises or falls with exercise Patients who can not walk on flat ground by themselves Patients who are difficult to perform training due to cognitive decline, hemiplegia after stroke, joint pain due to exerciser disease, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Berg Balance Scale(Baseline, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after training)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle power of quadriceps femoris and hamstrings, Timed Up and Go test,10m walking test, Short physical performance battery(Baseline, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after training)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSakaguchi Masato

Wakayama Medical University Graduate school of Health and Nursing Science

n1711005@wakayama-med.ac.jp080-5307-1376

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026