A Study to Evaluate Breathing Muscle Training in Cardiac Rehab

Launched by MAYO CLINIC · Jul 21, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at whether breathing muscle training, when combined with standard cardiac rehabilitation, can improve blood flow and blood pressure during exercise for people with heart failure. The study is open to adults aged 18 and older, including those with heart failure who qualify for a rehabilitation program and healthy individuals without any serious health issues.

If you decide to participate, you will be involved in a program that focuses on improving your heart health and breathing. The study is currently recruiting participants, so if you meet the criteria and are interested, you could help researchers learn more about how these training techniques can benefit heart failure patients. It’s important to note that participants need to be able to engage in exercise safely and provide informed consent to join the study.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria - Heart Failure Group:
• • Adult 18 years and older.
• • English speaking.
• • Has a qualifying heart failure indication for center-based cardiac rehabilitation.
• Inclusion Criteria - Healthy Control Group:
• • Adult 18 years and older.
• • English speaking.
• • Absence of pulmonary, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurologic, or orthopedic diseases. Controls will be matched for age and sex.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • HF patients who are unable to engage in a regularly structured exercise training program as part of a clinically indicated center-based outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program.
• • Participants unable/unwilling to provide informed consent.
• • Uremia, history of allergy to iodides. Impaired renal function.
• • Creatinine value greater than 1.3 mg/dL (via clinical record within the past 6 months).
• • Diagnosis of liver disease.