Tailored Exercise Training Study Among Adults With HFpEF

Heart failure (HF) portends substantial morbidity, mortality, and health care costs in the United States and the prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) relative to HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has been increasing. HFpEF is associated with a high morbidity and mortality burden. There are limited pharmacological options available for the treatment of HFpEF. It is now recognized as a systemic, multi-organ, geriatric syndrome, with exercise intolerance (EI) and functional impairment as the key clinical manifestations. EI leads to functional deconditioning and reduced quality of life (QOL), both of which elevate risk of death and hospitalization in patients with HFpEF. Supervised exercised training is associated with improvements in exercise capacity and QOL in adults with HFpEF. However, supervised exercise has not been widely utilized for the treatment of HFpEF due to logistical and fiscal barriers.

This study will investigate the effects of a remote exercise training intervention on exercise capacity and skeletal muscle composition in patients with HFpEF, or those at risk for it. In addition, it will compare the effects of four different lifestyle interventions on exercise capacity.

The study will be carried out in two phases. In Phase I, 120 participants will undergo three months of home-based moderate-intensity continuous training (MCT), using tailored exercise videos on a mobile or tablet. Participants will also have weekly virtual meetings with a coach to discuss their progress. This will be followed by 3 months of no intervention, to assess the effects of detraining.

In Phase II (at the 6-month mark), 100 participants will be randomized to one of four extended training strategies for 3 months -(i) MCT alone; (ii) MCT plus resistance training; (iii) MCT plus weight loss, or (iv) MCT plus resistance training and weight loss.

The co-primary outcomes are (1) peak VO2, and (2) short physical performance battery score. In addition, participants will undergo CT chest/abdomen/pelvis at 3 months and 6 months to assess change in skeletal muscle composition with MCT

• Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire 12 (KCCQ-12) [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• 6 Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• General Quality of Life - EQ-5D-5L [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Thirty Second Chair Test [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Fried Frailty Phenotype [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Resting cardiac output [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Exercise cardiac output [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Intramyocellular fat [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Intermuscular Adipose Tissue (IMAT) [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Subcutaneous adiposity deposits [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Visceral Adiposity Deposits [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]
• Pericardial Adiposity Deposits [Срок оценки: Baseline, 3months, 6months, and 9months]