Exercise Training in ICD Recipients; Effect on Therapy Delivered, Depression and Anxiety (ETHIC)

August 24, 2016 updated by: Helse Stavanger HF

Exercise Training to Reduce Ventricular Arrhythmia in Heart Failure Patients With ICD - The Ethic Study

Interventional study in patients with ICD. Controlled, open intervention with exercise training. Assessment of changes in physiological and psychological parameters.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

ICD therapy with DC shock is associated with impaired quality of life and development of anxiety and depression. In a selected group of patients with ICD the intervention with organized high intensity training is evaluated. Peak VO2, inflammatory profile, performed interventions by the ICD and psychological profile is assessed. In addition a qualitative evaluation using interviews is performed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Norway
      • Stavanger, Norway
        • Stavanger Health Research

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years or above, documented coronary heart disease, myocardial scar tissue verified by CMR, implanted ICD

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Planned revascularisation by bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention following the ICD implantation, planned arrhythmia ablation, long QT-syndrome, Brugada syndrome, WPW syndrome, Drug-induced torsades, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy right ventricular cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, Aortic stenosis, mitral valve prolapse, anomalous origin of coronary arteries, Myocardial bridging, ongoing myocarditis, recent chest trauma,

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise training
training
Behavioral: Exercise training
3 months supervised interval training
Other Names:
  • ICD, exercise training
No Intervention: Not training
No organized training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Therapy delivered from ICD, Anxiety score, functional status
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
HRV, Endothelial function
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Helse Stavanger HF

Collaborators

Stavanger Health Research

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alf Inge Larsen, MD, PhD, University of Bergen

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 22, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 23, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 24, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 25, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 24, 2016

Last Verified

August 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ETHIC-SUS-AIL-09
  • 068.08 (Registry Identifier: Norwegian Social Science Data Services)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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