Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 50 patients with heart failure, with class 1 to 3, which receive interval training for 12 weeks of exercise, 3 times a week in the first month, 2 times a week in the second month a
Other
E02.779.483
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Hospital Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studard Gomes
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals with heart failure ; functional classes II and III of the New York Heart Association ( NYHA) ; ejection fraction less than 50%; both genders ; medical clearance ; optimal medical treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subject that presented new cardiac event; clinical decompensation against that indicate the continuity of the physical activity program; and / or to submit physical limitation that prevents participation in the program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased distance walk after 12 weeks of training , through the Shuttle Walk Test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved ventilatory efficiency after 12 weeks of training, evaluated during the Shuttle Walk Test for portable spirometry ( Cortex ) ; Control of adverse events during the 12 weeks of training, through the records in the daily developments; Increased physical activity after 12 weeks of training, the questionnaire Duke Activity Status Index validated and translated into portuguÊsdo Brazil ; Improved quality of life after 12 weeks of training, the questionnaire Minnesota Living with Heart Failure translated and validated for Portuguese in Brazil. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRaquel Britto
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Outcome results
None listed