Exercise Effect on Aerobic Capacity and QOL in Heart Failure

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Heart Failure, Congestive

In brief

Chronic heart failure (HF) is a syndrome of impaired ventricular function resulting in clinical symptoms of fatigue, dyspnea, and decreased exercise capacity. These symptoms lead to a cyclical pattern of an increasing sedentary lifestyle with accompanying deconditioning and deterioration of muscle function. Until recently, the prescription for individuals with HF was rest and minimization of physical exertion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00013221

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

84

Expected to finish

2000-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Left ventricular ejection fraction less than or equal to 40%. Stable heart failure.

Where it is running

• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL — Hines, Illinois, United States

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