NCT04984473

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand if breathing muscle training combined with cardiac rehabilitation influences the blood flow and blood pressure response during exercise.

Trial Health

77
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
42

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable healthy

Timeline
0mo left

Started Jun 2021

Longer than P75 for not_applicable healthy

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2021

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 14, 2021

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 30, 2021

Completed
4.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2026

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2026

Last Updated

July 16, 2025

Status Verified

July 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

5 years

First QC Date

June 14, 2021

Last Update Submit

July 14, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Blood pressure response

    Mean arterial pressure

    baseline and 12 week follow up

  • Change in blood flow response

    respiratory muscle blood flow

    baseline and 12 week follow up

  • Change in limb vascular resistance response

    Limb vascular resistance

    baseline and 12 week follow up

Study Arms (2)

Sham arm

SHAM COMPARATOR

Perform inspiratory muscle training at 2% maximal inspiratory pressure for 12 weeks.

Device: Inspiratory muscle training

Non-sham arm

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Perform inspiratory muscle training at 40% maximal inspiratory pressure for 12 weeks.

Device: Inspiratory muscle training

Interventions

Inspiratory muscle training for 12 weeks at 40% maximal inspiratory pressure

Non-sham armSham arm

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult 18 years and older.
  • English speaking.
  • Has a qualifying heart failure indication for center-based cardiac rehabilitation.
  • Adult 18 years and older.
  • English speaking.
  • Absence of pulmonary, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurologic, or orthopedic diseases. Controls will be matched for age and sex.

You may not qualify if:

  • 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.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

RECRUITING

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Joshua Smith, PhD

    Mayo Clinic

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Eric Bruhn, MA

CONTACT

Joshua Smith

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 14, 2021

First Posted

July 30, 2021

Study Start

June 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Last Updated

July 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

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