The impact of moderate- or low-intensity resistance training will be investigated additional to endurance training in heart failure patients following rehabilitation. The aim is to optimize intensity of resistance training in this patient population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
15 weeks of resistance training (additional to endurance training)
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Genk, Limburg, Belgium
VO2peak
Maximal oxygen consumption during cardiopulmonary exercise test
Time frame: Prior to the intervention
VO2peak
Maximal oxygen consumption during cardiopulmonary exercise test
Time frame: After 15 weeks of intervention
VO2peak
Maximal oxygen consumption during cardiopulmonary exercise test
Time frame: After 24 weeks of follow-up
Muscle strength
One-repetition maximum test (1RM) to evaluate maximal contraction of the muscle
Time frame: Prior to the intervention
Muscle strength
One-repetition maximum test (1RM) to evaluate maximal contraction of the muscle
Time frame: After 15 weeks of intervention
Muscle strength
One-repetition maximum test (1RM) to evaluate maximal contraction of the muscle
Time frame: After 24 weeks of follow-up
Functional capacity
Functional capacity evaluated via the six-minute walking test
Time frame: Prior to the intervention
Functional capacity
Functional capacity evaluated via the six-minute walking test
Time frame: After 15 weeks of intervention
Functional capacity
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Functional capacity evaluated via the six-minute walking test
Time frame: After 24 weeks of follow-up
Quality of life in heart failure patients
Evaluation via Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire
Time frame: Prior to the intervention
Quality of life in heart failure patients
Evaluation via Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire
Time frame: After 15 weeks of intervention
Quality of life in heart failure patients
Evaluation via Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire
Time frame: After 24 weeks of follow-up
Cardiac function
left-ventricular ejection fraction evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography
Time frame: Prior to the intervention
Cardiac function
left-ventricular ejection fraction evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography
Time frame: After 15 weeks of intervention
Cardiac function
left-ventricular ejection fraction evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography
Time frame: After 24 weeks of follow-up
Anthropometric measurements
body weight evaluated to determine body mass index
Time frame: Prior to the intervention
Anthropometric measurements
body weight evaluated to determine body mass index
Time frame: After 15 weeks of intervention
Anthropometric measurements
body weight evaluated to determine body mass index
Time frame: After 24 weeks of follow-up