Exercise Intolerance in Elderly Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure (SECRET)

February 12, 2019 updated by: Wake Forest University

Study of the Effect of Caloric Restriction and Exercise Training in Patients With Heart Failure and a Normal Ejection Fraction.(SECRET)

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of weight loss via hypocaloric diet, aerobic exercise training, combined hypocaloric diet and exercise training, and attention control in patients with heart failure and a normal ejection fraction (HFNEF) and body mass index greater than or equal to 30.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Heart failure with a normal ejection fraction (HFNEF, previously termed diastolic heart failure), accounts for the majority of heart failure cases in the population > 65 years old and has been recognized as a true geriatric syndrome. Exercise intolerance is the primary chronic symptom of HFNEF and a major determinant of these patients' severely reduced quality of life; however little is known regarding its pathophysiology and treatment. Therefore, our work has focused on understanding the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in HFNEF and developing and testing interventions that may improve this pivotal outcome in this highly prevalent disorder of older persons. The aims of the proposed study are to conduct a randomized, controlled, single-blinded, 2x2 design trial to examine the effects of weight loss via hypocaloric diet, aerobic exercise training, combined hypocaloric diet and exercise training, and attention control in patients with HFNEF and body mass index >30 in order to test the following hypotheses: 1) Both weight loss and exercise training will improve exercise intolerance and quality of life in older, obese patients with HFNEF; 2) The combination of weight loss and exercise training will produce complementary effects on body and thigh muscle composition and additive improvements in exercise intolerance in HFNEF; 3) Improvements in exercise intolerance will correlate with improvements in lean body mass, reversal of adverse thigh muscle remodeling, and increased thigh muscle capillarity. The study has the potential to significantly advance our understanding of exercise intolerance and its treatment in the large population of older persons with HFNEF.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 271757
        • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Heart failure clinical score greater than or equal to 3
  • Age 60 and over
  • Normal ejection fraction greater than or equal to 50%
  • BMI greater than or equal to 30

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Valvular heart disease
  • Significant change in cardiac medication <4 weeks
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Recent or debilitating stroke
  • Cancer or other noncardiovascular conditions with life expectancy less than 2 years
  • Significant Anemia
  • Renal insufficiency (creatinine >2.5mg/dl)
  • Psychiatric disease- uncontrolled major psychoses, depressions, dementia, or personality disorder
  • Plans to leave area within 6 months
  • Refuses informed consent
  • Failure to pass screening test:pulmonary function, echocardiogram,or exercise

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Exercise Training
Exercise participants will undergo a 1-hour supervised exercise program 3 times per week for 20 weeks consisting primarily of walking exercise using an individualized exercise prescription based on the initial exercise stress testing results.
Behavioral: Exercise
walking, treadmill and bicycle exercise
Active Comparator: Dietary Intervention
A hypocaloric diet will be developed to achieve a 2800 kcal/week deficit, which should produce about 0.4 kg (1 lb) weight loss per week.
Dietary supplement: Dietary Intervention
Subjects will be provided meals and instructions for individual food selections.
Active Comparator: Attention control
Attention control participants will be provided a counseling session regarding general health education at baseline and will be contacted by staff via telephone every 2 weeks to discuss general health status.
Other: Attention Control
control group- continue their previously randomized life style
Active Comparator: Diet and Exercise
A hypocaloric diet will be developed to achieve a 2450 kcal/week deficit in addition to undergoing a 1-hour supervised exercise program 3 times per week for 20 weeks consisting primarily of walking exercise using an individualized exercise prescription based on the initial exercise stress testing results.
Behavioral: Exercise
walking, treadmill and bicycle exercise
Behavioral: Diet and exercise
Subjects will be provided meals and instructions for individual food selections and will undergo walking, treadmill and bicycle exercise.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Exercise Capacity
Time Frame: 20 weeks
Exercise capacity assessed as Peak VO2 (ml/kg/min) via treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise testing using the modified Naughton protocol to the end point of exhaustion.
20 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quality of Life
Time Frame: 20 weeks
Heart failure-specific quality of life was assessed with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) on a range 0-100; higher scores indicate better quality of life.
20 weeks
Body Composition
Time Frame: 20 weeks
Total Body Fat Mass and Total Non-bone Lean Mass via DEXA
20 weeks
Thigh Muscle Composition
Time Frame: 20 weeks
Thigh Skeletal Muscle and Subcutaneous Fat via MRI
20 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Wake Forest University

Collaborators

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 15, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 14, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

August 17, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 15, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2019

Last Verified

February 1, 2019

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB00005668
  • R37AG018915 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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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