Customization of Cardiac Readaptation Based on Force-velocity Profile and Heart Rate Variability (PROPIU)

September 16, 2026 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Customization of Cardiac Readaptation Based on Force-velocity Profile and Heart Rate Variability: A Controlled and Randomized Study

Cardiac readaptation aims to mitigate cardiovascular risks and enhance the quality of life among coronary patients. Our research laboratory has an international expertise in training optimization in top-athletes and a previous study has demonstrated the efficacy of optimizing cardiac rehabilitation through the power-force-velocity profile (PFVP). The findings exhibited significant improvements in aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and cardiovascular parameters among patients who were trained based on their PFVP. Guided training utilizing heart rate variability (HRV) is also garnering increasing interest as a means to optimize training load and promote recovery

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Our study aims to evaluate the application of HRV in regulating training load based on fatigue levels in cardiac rehabilitation patients utilizing the PFVP framework.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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102

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • France
      • Saint-Etienne, France
        • Chu Saint-Etienne

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • >18
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome treated in the last 6 months
  • Medical revascularization (angioplasty ± stenting) or surgical (coronary artery bypass)
  • Initial CPETt: MPA ≥ 60w in women and ≥80w in men
  • French
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Significant co-morbidities limited practice of physical activity

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Experimental group
Patient with acute coronary syndrome will be included. According to their initial strength-speed profile, coronary patients will benefit from an individualized cardiac rehabilitation program, with strength or speed training adapted to the autonomic nervous system (ANS).
Other: training strategy with adaptation of training strategies to the ANS
a training strategy for subjects whose PFVP is in favour of strength or speed with training load adjusted according to SNA
Active Comparator: Control group
Patient with acute coronary syndrome will be included. According to their initial force-velocity profile, coronary patients will have an individualized cardiac rehabilitation program, either with a training in force or in velocity.
Other: training strategy (standard practice)
a training strategy for subjects whose PFVP is in favour of strength or speed

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The root mean square of successive differences in heart rate or RMSSD
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months
The root mean square of successive differences in heart rate or RMSSD will be measured from a nocturnal Holter ECG recording at the end of 8 weeks of exercise retraining and compared with the initial pre-training value. weeks of exercise re-training and compared with the initial pre-training value.
Baseline to 2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Value of maximum oxygen consumption
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months
VO2 max (ml/min/kg) thanks to 24-hour ECG recording
Baseline to 2 months
Assessment of the ANS sympathetic branch
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months
Assessment of the ANS sympathetic branch thanks to SDNN index value
Baseline to 2 months
Assessment of the ANS parasympathetic branch
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months
Assessment of the ANS parasympathetic branch thanks to RMSSSD index value
Baseline to 2 months
non-invasive measurement of arterial stiffness
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months
value of pulse wave propagation velocity
Baseline to 2 months
measurement of upper and lower limb muscle strength
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months

it's a composite outcome :

  • measurement of handgrip (kg) thanks to Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer
  • measurement maximum quadriceps strength (kg) thanks to Contrex, Physiomed
Baseline to 2 months
assessment of PFVP evolution
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months
assessment of PFVP evolution thaks to cycloergometer sprint (Monark, Vansbro)
Baseline to 2 months
assessment of physical a activity and sedentary behavior
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months

it's a composite outcome :

  • assessment of physical a activity and sedentary behavior thanks to actimetry (Actigraph GT9x)
  • assessment of physical a activity and sedentary behavior thanks to Adult Physical Activity Questionnaire (APAQ)
Baseline to 2 months
quality of life assessment
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months

it's a composite outcome :

  • with mental quality of life score
  • with physical quality of life score
Baseline to 2 months
assessment of subjective fatigue
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months
assessment of subjective fatigue thanks to FACIT-F questionary
Baseline to 2 months
biological data
Time Frame: Baseline to 2 months
it's a composite outcome : complete blood biology and relevant inflammatory biomarkers involved in cardiac rehabilitation.
Baseline to 2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: David HUPIN, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 5, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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September 12, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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October 27, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 11, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 27, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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October 30, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 17, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 16, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 23CH152
  • 2023-A01452-43 (Other Identifier: ANSM)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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