Exercise training for chronic heart failure
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests if a specific type of leg-strengthening exercise (eccentric resistance training) can help people with stable chronic heart failure feel better and move more easily. If you have heart failure and are not in an acute or very severe stage, this might be an option to improve your daily life.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with chronic heart failure and your condition is stable with current medications.
- Your heart's pumping ability (ejection fraction) is above 30%.
- You are able to safely do leg exercises, which will be checked with a short walking test (six-minute walk test).
- You are not currently in an acute heart failure crisis or scheduled for urgent medical treatment.
- You are not already participating in another cardiac rehabilitation program.
- You do not have severe heart failure (NYHA class IV), serious heart rhythm problems, or other major lung diseases that limit exercise.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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