Clinical Trial: Exercise Training in Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Randomized Trial of the Effects of Exercise Training in Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Brief Summary: The benefits of exercise training in heart failure are well established. Its effects, however, have not been evaluated in Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChC). The investigators hypothesis is that the exercise training may improve functional capacity, quality of life (QoL), and reduce brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in patients with ChC.
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais
Current Primary Outcome:
- Functional capacity [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Functional class [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Health related quality of life [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- BNP levels [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome: Complications related to the exercise training [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Federal University of Minas Gerais
Dates:
Date Received: November 1, 2009
Date Started: March 2007
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 10, 2015
Last Verified: August 2015
