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Short and Fast Step Test: Feasibility, Validity and Tolerance of a Functional Evaluation Test of Lactic Anaerobic Capacities in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Short and Fast Step Test: Feasibility, Validity and Tolerance of a Functional Evaluation Test of Lactic Anaerobic Capacities in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03491423
Acronym
CORANAE
Enrollment
44
Registered
2018-04-09
Start date
2018-06-04
Completion date
2019-05-03
Last updated
2026-02-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease Without Heart Failure

Brief summary

Recommendations for cardiovascular rehabilitation (CVR) encourage exercise training, primarily involving the aerobic system, to allow patients to regain independence in daily activities. However, the lactic anaerobic process is also involved during these activities (stair climbing, carrying loads, etc.). Hence there is a major interest in accurately assessing patients' anaerobic capacities in order to tailor suitable exercise programs. However, there are no functional tests specifically dedicated to the evaluation of lactic anaerobic metabolism and adapted to people with coronary disease. The investigators offer a dedicated test, the short and fast test (SFST), which can be applied in current clinical practice and has already been evaluated in a population of healthy subjects. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the safety, feasibility and validity of SFST in a population of patients with coronary artery disease.

Interventions

OTHERShort and fast step test without measurement of pulmonary gas exchange

For one minute, the patient should climb up and down a 17.5 cm high step as quickly as possible while holding onto a bar in front of the step.

BIOLOGICALglucose meter

glucose meter to measure lactatemia

OTHERECG / heart rate

ECG and heart rate (HR) collection by telemetry

OTHERquestionnaires

VAS pain assessment and evaluation of effort perception according to Borg's scale

OTHERShort and fast step test with measurement of pulmonary gas exchange

For one minute, the patient should climb up and down a 17.5 cm high step as quickly as possible while holding onto a bar in front of the step.

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

\- Patient who has given oral consent Adult patient (male or female) with coronary artery disease without heart failure referred for rehabilitation program Left ventricular ejection fraction (Simpson method) \> 45%.

Exclusion criteria

* Protected adult * Patient not affiliated to a national health insurance scheme * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Orthostatic hypotension * Severe obstructive heart disease * aortic valve narrowing * Progressive severe cardiac rhythm or conduction disorders not requiring a device, detected during the initial stress test. * intracavitary cardiac thrombus * severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (systolic pulmonary hypertension \>70mmHg) * recent venous thromboembolic history (last 3 months) * heart transplantation * associated medical condition that can predominantly impair functional and respiratory capacities (examples: unstabilized metabolic disorders such as progressive renal failure, significant asthenia related to a severe unstabilized condition such as neoplasia, systemic disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...) * physical impairments of the lower limbs hindering the test, whether neurological (central or peripheral), arterial (in particular, arteriopathy of the lower limbs with systolic index \< 0.6) or orthopedic (degenerative or inflammatory rheumatism) * Treatment with Corticosteroids, Anabolics, or L-Carnitine.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
percentage of patients who completed the SFST without complicationsthrough study completion, an average of 11 days\- Absence of muscular or bone-joint disorders quantified according to the VAS. The exercise will be considered as not tolerated if pain is reported during the test and/or at day 3 (VAS≥6). AND no falls or stumbling related trauma AND absence of cardiovascular or blood pressure events: * Hypertension (systolic pressure greater than 250 mmHg (O'Brien et al. 2005) or hypotension with clinical consequences (malaise or feeling unwell) * Discomfort, chest pain, onset of vascular claudication * Rhythm or conduction disorders or repolarization abnormalities, at a higher frequency than that observed in the pre-inclusion stress test * Abnormal increase in heart rate (greater than the maximum rate determined during the stress test).

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026