Heart FailureTrainLVADNCT05121077
Interval Versus Continuous Training in LVAD Patients
A study testing Training in people with Heart Failure, run by University Hospital, Essen at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
Patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) will be randomized to either a moderate continuous (MCT, 50-60% of VO2peak) or interval training (IT, 80-90% of VO2peak) group for 6 weeks with 3 sessions per week, lasting for 20 minutes. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Heart Failure
- What is being tested?
- Training
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 10 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- 23 Aug 2021to 1 Oct 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- age>18 years
- clinically stable LVAD patients with terminal heart failure
- written informed consent
- the mental and physical ability to exercise
Who cannot join
- established contraindications for exercise testing
- systemic blood stream infection
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: A Prospective, Comparative Analysis of Moderate-continuous (MCT) and Interval Training (IT) in LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Patients With Terminal Heart Failure: Train the LVAD Trial
Patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) will be randomized to either a moderate continuous (MCT, 50-60% of VO2peak) or interval training (IT, 80-90% of VO2peak) group for 6 weeks with 3 sessions per week, lasting for 20 minutes. An additional 10 minutes of resistance training will be performed in each group. Improvement of VO2peak and quality of life (KCCQ score) between the groups will be assessed.
Read the detailed description
In- and out-patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) will be recruited to participate. On consent to participate, patients will be randomized to either moderate continuous (MCT) or interval (IT) training. An initial cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) will be performed to assess exercise intensity levels using a ramp protocol. Baseline quality of life (KCCQ score), echocardiographic and LVAD parameters, lab works, including NTproBNP, a 6min walk distance (6 MWD) will be assessed. Patients will then receive 6 weeks of supervised training in our facility (3x/week, 30min each). Following these sessions CPET, lab works, KCCQ assessment, 6 MWD, and echocardiography will be performed to assess improvement of exercise capacity.
Patients in the MCT group will receive 20min of moderate, continuous bicycle training at an intensity of 50-60% of VO2peak, the IT group will increase exercise density by increasing the duration of intense bouts (80-90% of VO2peak) over the weeks. All groups will receive an additional 10 minutes of resistance training (total exercise time 30 minutes in both groups). Improvement of VO2peak and quality of life (KCCQ score) between the groups will be assessed.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Being tested
- Training
- Keywords
- Exercise capacity, VO2peak, Interval training
- Medical subject headings
- Heart Failure
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
TrainingOther
2 types of training intervention will be applied in terminal heart failure patients supported with a left ventricular assist device.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate continuous training | Experimental | Participants will continuously exercise at a workload between 50-60% of VO2peak on a bicycle ergometer. Receives: Other: Training |
| Interval training | Experimental | Participants will exercise at a varying workload between 50-60% of VO2peak during recovery and 80-90% of VO2peak during bouts of interval training on a bicycle ergometer. Receives: Other: Training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Improvement of peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) [ml/kg/min]
Improvement of VO2peak in CPET after a training period of 6 weeks. CPET will be performed before (t0) and after (t1) the training period. A significant improvement from t0 to t1 is considered to be an increase of at least 2,5ml/kg/min
Measured: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Improvement in quality of life assessed by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)
Improvement in quality of life assessed by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score. Points range from 0 to 100 in each of four domains. The total score is the average of all domains, with higher values depicting better quality of life.
Measured: 6 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Nov 2021
- Study start23 Aug 2021
- Primary completion18 Sep 2022
- Study completion1 Oct 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Heart FailureStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Patients will be randomized to either the MCT or IT training group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 10 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Essen
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Peter Lüdike, University Hospital, Essen
- Investigators
- Peter Lüdike, Prof., Principal investigator, Westdeutsches Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Essen, Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05121077
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 21-10169-BO
- Acronym
- TrainLVAD
- Status last verified
- Oct 2022
- First submitted
- 23 Oct 2021
- Last updated
- 7 Oct 2022
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual data can be made available by the principal investigator on reasonable request.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Oct 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Prospective, Comparative Analysis of Moderate-continuous (MCT) and Interval Training (IT) in LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Patients With Terminal Heart Failure: Train the LVAD Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05121077
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TrainLVAD / 21-10169-BO
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Keywords
- Exercise capacity, VO2peak, Interval training
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 10 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, EssenUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 23 Aug 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 18 Sep 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Oct 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Nov 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) will be randomized to either a moderate continuous (MCT, 50-60% of VO2peak) or interval training (IT, 80-90% of VO2peak) group for 6 weeks with 3 sessions per week, lasting for 20 minutes. An additional 10 minutes of resistance training will be performed in each group. Improvement of VO2peak and quality of life (KCCQ score) between the groups will be assessed.
Detailed description
In- and out-patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) will be recruited to participate. On consent to participate, patients will be randomized to either moderate continuous (MCT) or interval (IT) training. An initial cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) will be performed to assess exercise intensity levels using a ramp protocol. Baseline quality of life (KCCQ score), echocardiographic and LVAD parameters, lab works, including NTproBNP, a 6min walk distance (6 MWD) will be assessed. Patients will then receive 6 weeks of supervised training in our facility (3x/week, 30min each). Following these sessions CPET, lab works, KCCQ assessment, 6 MWD, and echocardiography will be performed to assess improvement of exercise capacity.
Patients in the MCT group will receive 20min of moderate, continuous bicycle training at an intensity of 50-60% of VO2peak, the IT group will increase exercise density by increasing the duration of intense bouts (80-90% of VO2peak) over the weeks. All groups will receive an additional 10 minutes of resistance training (total exercise time 30 minutes in both groups). Improvement of VO2peak and quality of life (KCCQ score) between the groups will be assessed.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Patients will be randomized to either the MCT or IT training group
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate continuous training | Experimental | Other: TrainingParticipants will continuously exercise at a workload between 50-60% of VO2peak on a bicycle ergometer. |
| Interval training | Experimental | Other: TrainingParticipants will exercise at a varying workload between 50-60% of VO2peak during recovery and 80-90% of VO2peak during bouts of interval training on a bicycle ergometer. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- age>18 years
- clinically stable LVAD patients with terminal heart failure
- written informed consent
- the mental and physical ability to exercise
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- established contraindications for exercise testing
- systemic blood stream infection
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Training2 types of training intervention will be applied in terminal heart failure patients supported with a left ventricular assist device. | Other | Interval training, Moderate continuous training |
Primary outcome
Improvement of peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) [ml/kg/min]
Time frame: 6 weeks
Improvement of VO2peak in CPET after a training period of 6 weeks. CPET will be performed before (t0) and after (t1) the training period. A significant improvement from t0 to t1 is considered to be an increase of at least 2,5ml/kg/min
1 secondary outcome
Improvement in quality of life assessed by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)
Time frame: 6 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Oct 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual data can be made available by the principal investigator on reasonable request.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Peter Lüdike, Prof. principal investigator
Westdeutsches Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Essen, Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Training in people with Heart Failure, run by University Hospital, Essen at 1 site in Germany.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Oct 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Improvement of peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) [ml/kg/min] (time frame: 6 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Oct 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 30 Oct 2026.