Arm cuff therapy to improve exercise in heart failure
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether a simple procedure called 'remote ischemic preconditioning' (briefly squeezing the arm with a blood pressure cuff) can improve your exercise ability and blood vessel health. It's designed for people with a certain type of heart failure who are not very active.
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Who can take part
- You have a type of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (your heart pumps normally but is too stiff to fill properly).
- You are 40 years or older.
- You are sedentary, meaning you do less than 30 minutes of structured exercise 2 times a week.
- Your heart condition has been stable for the last 6 weeks, and you are on optimal heart medications.
- You do not have diabetes or peripheral vascular disease, and you have not had a heart attack in the last 3 months.
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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