Implementation of New Exercise Protocols in Cardiac Rehabilitation.

NCT07161219 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: à compléter
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

• Primary Objective: To evaluate the effects of complementary exercise protocols in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), such as inspiratory muscle training (IMT), by assessing inspiratory muscle strength.
• Secondary Objectives: To assess functional capacity, quality of life (QoL), and pulmonary function.

Conditions

Heart Diseases; Cardiac Disease; Inspiratory Muscle Training

Keywords

heart failure; inspiratory muscles training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Maximal inspiratory pressure

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

control group

NO INTERVENTION

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Device: inspiratory muscle training

Interventions

inspiratory muscle training DEVICE

inspiratory muscle training for intervention group

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \- Patient meeting the conditions of the permanent life support agreement following hospitalization for a cardiac condition such as: acute myocardial infarction; coronary surgery; therapeutic percutaneous endovascular intervention on the coronary arteries, under medical imaging guidance; therapeutic percutaneous endovascular intervention on the heart, under medical imaging guidance; surgery for congenital or acquired heart malformation; surgery for valvular lesion; heart transplantation; resistant angina (to be specified by detailed history, medical history, and technical examinations, justifying multidisciplinary care); cardiomyopathy with left ventricular dysfunction (to be specified by detailed history, medical history, and technical examinations, justifying multidisciplinary care).
• Patient aged between 18 and 80 years.
• Patient capable of giving informed consent.
• Patient registered for permanent life support at the CuSL.
• Patient capable of understanding instructions in French. - Patient with prior medical consent and clinically stable.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Minor (\<18 years old).
• Pregnant woman.
• Patient unable to provide informed consent.
• Patient with cognitive, neurological, or orthopedic limitations.
• Patient with mobility or musculoskeletal difficulties incompatible with physical activity.
• Clinical instability.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Diseases; Heart Failure

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cardiovascular Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Sabrina Fernandez, PT

CONTACT

027649938; sabrina.fernandez@saintluc.uclouvain.be

Martin Dayez, PT

CONTACT

027646043; martin.dayez@saintluc.uclouvain.be

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Model Details: randomized control trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2025
• First Posted: September 8, 2025
• Study Start: December 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2029
• Last Updated: September 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09