Mild heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Cycling exercise training (30min/day, a day/ week)at the intensity above the anaerobic threshold
Cycling exercise training (30min/day, a day/ week) + Interval walking training (30min/day, 3days/ week)
Sponsors
Shinshu University
North Alps Medical Center Azumi Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who had not increased peak aerobic capacity although they had undergone cycling exerice training 30min/day, a day/ week, for more than 6 months in a hospital. 2) Patients who are classified into level I or II according to the NYHA classification. 3) Patients in whom the left ventricular ejection fraction is less than 60%. 4) Patients in whom plasma Na uretic peptide concentration is more than 18.5 pg/ml. 5) Patients who give an informed consent to voluantarily particopate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are classified into the level II or III according to the NYHA classification. 2) Patients whose left ventricular ejection fraction is more than 60% and plasma Na uretic peptide is lower than 18.5pg/ml. 3)Patients whom a primary investigator and/or a cardiologist judge as irrerevant to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peak aerobic capacity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peak heart rate Ventiation threshold Oxygen puslse (O2 pulse) Left ventricular diastolic capacity (E/e') Left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) B type Na uretic peptide(BNP) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroshi Nose
Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed