September 1, 2020European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Group-based cardiac rehabilitation interventions. A challenge for physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians: a randomized controlled trial

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Why the study?

High intensity aerobic interval training is an alternative to moderate-intensity continuous training for chronic heart failure, but whether a modified group-based protocol is superior remained to be highlighted.

Does modified group-based high intensity aerobic interval training (m-Ullevaal) improve functional capacity and quality of life compared to moderate-intensity continuous training in patients with stable chronic heart failure?

Comparison

Modified group-based HIAIT (m-Ullevaal) vs MICT

Design

Single-blind, prospective randomized controlled trial

Follow-up

12 weeks

Authors

JPJannis PapathanasiouMedical University Plovdiv IPIvo PetrovKarolinska University Hospital DDDonka DimitrovaMedical University Plovdiv

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Implication

May support m-Ullevaal in CHF programs; leaves open superiority over MICT in larger randomized trials.

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Population

120 outpatients of both genders, mean age 63.73±6.68 years, with stable chronic heart failure (CHF), NYHA classes II to IIIB, in Bulgaria.

Intervention

Modified group-based high intensity aerobic interval training (HIAIT) intervention (m-Ullevaal protocol) over a 12-week period.

Comparator

Moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) over a 12-week period.

Outcome

Functional exercise capacity (FEC) assessed with six-minute walk test, peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), m-Borg's perceived exertion scale (mBPES), and quality of life (QoL) at 12 weeks.surrogate

Modified group-based high-intensity aerobic interval training (m-Ullevaal) is more effective than moderate-intensity continuous training for improving functional capacity and quality of life in patients with stable chronic heart failure.

Cite This Study

Papathanasiou et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d16a2b0b0e582d537cedd https://doi.org/10.23736/s1973-9087.20.06013-x

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Group-based cardiac rehabilitation interventions. A challenge for physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians: a randomized controlled trial

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Group-based cardiac rehabilitation interventions. A challenge for physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians: a randomized controlled trial

Discussion

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Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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