The Effect of Ischemic Training on Exercise Endurance

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if reducing blood flow to an exercising muscle during exercise training will enhance the training effect on that muscle in people who have limited exercise because of congestive heart failure

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00333905

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

50

Starts

2006-03-01

Expected to finish

2008-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-02-05

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 71. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Mild Congestive Heart Failure
• Must be able to exercise

You may not qualify if…

• Venous or arterial thrombus
• Lower extremity arthritis
• Blood clotting abnormalities
• Claudication
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Evidence of deep vein thrombosis on ultrasound

Where it is running

• New Mexico VA Health Care System — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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