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Physical exercise in patients with pacemakers

Effect of an exercise program on patients with artificial pacemakers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-52c4wt
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-02-28
Start date
2015-02-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

pacemaker

Interventions

The initial sample consisted of 45 patients with cardiac pacemaker in a regular follow-up at two university services specialized in the treatment of arrhythmias. Two evaluations were performed with a
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Sponsors

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Will be included in the study sedentary patients with artificial pacemaker for at least six months, of both sexes, without cognitive deficit, aged 18 years or more, in a follow-up regimen in the Laboratory of Electrophysiology and Pacemaker of the HC-UFG or at the Arrhythmias and Pacemaker Ambulatory of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Goiânia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who practice regular physical activity (> 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week), unstable angina, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), cardiac resynchronizer, cardiac surgery less than three months, heart failure ( NYHA class III-IV), diabetes mellitus (fasting glycemia> 180 mg / dL and / or glycated hemoglobin> 7.0%), chronic renal failure (glomerular filtration <50 ml / min / 1.73m2), left ventricular thrombi, any clinical condition that would prevent the practice of physical activity or exercise test (ET), and the impossibility of attending the rehabilitation sector three times a week during the intervention period.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
10% increase in exercise group VO2max after 12 weeks of a cardiac rehabilitation program, determined through the exercise test.;Increased scores on the domains of the SF-36 and AQUAREL (Assessment of quality of life related events) quality of life questionnaires of the exercise group after 12 weeks of a cardiac rehabilitation program.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLeonardo Nascimento

Universidade Federal de Goiás

nascimentoll@gmail.com+55-062-981595962

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)