The investigators will evaluate the effects of an exercise program (walking on a treadmill) on the physical performance, the cardiorespiratory function, the proclivity to heart arrhythmias and the quality of life of patients with severely impaired left ventricular function and a bi-ventricular resynchronization pacemaker.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
45
The patients carry out an exercise program (walking on a treadmill) three times weekly for 12 weeks at a speed corresponding with an intensity of 70% of VO2max.
Section Sports Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany
RECRUITINGMaximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)
Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks
Body mass index (BMI)
Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)
Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks
Body composition
Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks
Mood
Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks
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