Moderate Intensity vs High Intensity Interval Training in Women With Heart Failure
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: moderate-intensity aerobic training, High-intensity interval training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Heart Failure. Basic parameters: 40 years — 70 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Pakistan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effects of Moderate Intensity Exercise vs High Intensity Interval Training on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Women With Heart Failure
Overview
* To determine the effects of moderate intensity exercise vs high intensity interval training on functional capacity in women with heart failure * To determine the effects of moderate intensity exercise vs high intensity interval training on quality of life in women with heart failure
Interventions
- Other moderate-intensity aerobic training
Group A will undergo a moderate-intensity aerobic training program as part of a structured cardiac rehabilitation protocol. The program will be supervised sessions, conducted three times per week for 12 weeks. Each session will include approximately 30 minutes of aerobic exercise performed on a bicycle ergometer at an intensity of 60% of heart rate reserve (HRR) - Other High-intensity interval training
Group B will perform a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program designed according to established cardiac rehabilitation protocols. Bicycle ergometer will be used, in which each session will begin with a 10-minute warm-up (lower limb large muscle stretches), followed by intervals performed at 80% of heart rate reserve (HRR) for 3 min, alternating with recovery periods at low intensity 40% of HRR for 3 min. The total exercise duration will be approximately 30 minutes per session, conducted
Primary outcome measures
- Six-minute walk test [Time frame: Baseline and 12 Week]
- EuroQol 5-Dimension Questionnaire [Time frame: Baseline and 12 week]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Women aged 40-70 years, diagnosed with Stable Heart Failure (NYHA class II or III).
- Clinically stable patients referred for exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation by the physician.
- Able to perform exercise testing (able to walk 150 meters on the six-minute walk test) before starting the program.
- Women willing to participate and provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- Unstable Heart failure or myocardial infarction (< 4 weeks).
- Severe arrhythmias, uncontrolled hypertension, or ongoing chest pain during exercise.
- Orthopedic, neurological, or cognitive limitations preventing safe exercise participation.
- Any medical contraindication to exercise testing.
- Refusal or inability to provide informed consent or comply with the rehabilitation program.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Riphah International University — Islamabad
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07662876 · Dua Yasin