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The main purpose of this project is to evaluate the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) compared to moderate-intensity continuous exercise training (MICE) and standard care on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation. Positive findings are vitally important for these patients, given the condition's substantial morbidity, mortality and high economic costs.
Recommended standards of care do not include the prescription of exercise to target and ameliorate the progressive health decline and overall feeling of well-being in patients with atrial fibrillation. Recent Standards for the Provision of Cardiac Rehabilitation of Ontario are calling for the consideration for referral and enrollment of patients with atrial fibrillation in cardiovascular rehabilitation - evidence is needed to support and confirm these efforts. The main purpose of this project is to evaluate the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) compared to moderate-intensity continuous exercise training (MICE) and standard care on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation. Positive results from this study will identify a new intervention that: produces important improvements in patient-rated clinical, behavioural and exercise outcomes; provides mechanistic insight into the role of exercise training in the management of atrial fibrillation; requires minimal equipment; and, is appealing to patients with atrial fibrillation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard care | No Intervention | Participants do not participate in a on site structured exercise training program. | |
| standard care + MICE | Experimental | standard care + moderate-intensity continuous exercise training (MICE) |
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| standard care + HIIT | Experimental | standard care + high-intensity interval training (HIIT) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standard care + moderate-intensity continuous exercise training | Behavioral | Participants will attend on-site moderate-intensity continuous exercise training two times weekly for 12 weeks. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in quality of life measured by the physical component summary (PCS) measure of the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36). | Changes in quality of life measured by the physical component summary (PCS) measure of the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) from baseline to 12 weeks. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in exercise capacity measured by VO2peak on a symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). | Changes in exercise capacity measured by VO2peak on a symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) from baseline to 12 weeks. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Changes atrial fibrillation specific quality of life measured by the Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life Questionnaire (AFEQT). | Changes atrial fibrillation specific quality of life measured by the Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life Questionnaire (AFEQT). The AFEQT assesses 4 domains: symptoms, activities, treatment concern, treatment satisfaction, and a summary score that includes the first 3 domains. Patients will assess the impact of AF on their health status during the previous 4 weeks. Responses are presented as a 7-point Likert scale. Raw scores within each domain are transformed to a 0 (most severe symptoms) to 100 scale (no limitations or disability). The AFEQT is valid, reliable and sensitive to clinical change in patients with AF undergoing different therapeutic interventions. |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer L Reed, PhD | Contact | 613-696-7392 | jreed@ottawaheart.ca | |
| Matheus Mistura, MSc | Contact | 613-696-7000 | 15944 | mmistura@ottawaheart.ca |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer L Reed, PhD | Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| London Health Sciences Network | Recruiting | London | Ontario | Canada | ||
| University of Ottawa Heart Insititue |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001281 | Atrial Fibrillation |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001145 | Arrhythmias, Cardiac |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D059039 | Standard of Care |
| D000072696 | High-Intensity Interval Training |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019984 | Quality Indicators, Health Care |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
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| standard care + high-intensity interval training | Behavioral | Participants will attend on-site high-intensity interval training two times weekly for 12 weeks. |
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| baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes atrial fibrillation specific quality of life measured by the University of Toronto Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale (AFSS). | Changes atrial fibrillation specific quality of life measured by the University of Toronto Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale (AFSS) from baseline to 12 weeks. The AFSS is a disease-specific quality of life measure used to capture subjective and objective ratings of disease burden in patients with atrial fibrillation. It assesses atrial fibrillation burden (score 1-30; higher scores indicate higher burden); Global Well Being (a visual analogue scale ranging from 1-10, indicating a patient reports as having a worst possible life [0] to the best possible life[10]); AF symptom score (score of 0-35; higher scores indicate more bothered by AF symptoms); and health care utilization (score of 0-21; higher scores indicate greater health care utilization). | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in symptom burden measured by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity of Atrial Fibrillation Scale. | Changes in symptom burden measured by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity of Atrial Fibrillation Scale from baseline to 12 weeks.The CCS-SAF is a simple, concise, symptom-based severity scale to assess patient status. CCS-SAF scores range from 0 to 4, with highest values denoting severe impact of symptoms on quality of life and activities of daily living. The CCS-SAF has been validated in patients with atrial fibrillation. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in quality of life measured by the mental component summary (MCS) measure of the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36). | Changes in quality of life measured by the mental component summary (MCS) measure of the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) from baseline to 12 weeks. The SF-36 is a widely used and thoroughly validated, standardized, generic health survey with 36 questions. It yields an 8-scale (physical functioning; role-physical; bodily pain; general health; vitality; social functioning; role-emotional; and, mental health) profile of functional health and well-being scores as well as psychometrically-based physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component summary scores. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in heart rate control measured by 24-hour Holter ECG recordings and ECG recordings at each CPET. | Changes in heart rate control measured by 24-hour Holter ECG recordings and ECG recordings at each CPET from baseline to 12 weeks. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in lower body muscular fitness measured by standard load tests. | Changes in lower body muscular fitness measured by standard load tests from baseline to 12 weeks. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in volume and intensity of exercise measured directly by accelerometer. | Changes in volume and intensity of exercise measured directly by accelerometer from baseline to 12 weeks. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in volume and intensity of exercise measured by self-report (exercise logs). | Changes in volume and intensity of exercise measured by self-report (exercise logs) from baseline to 12 weeks. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in self-reported symptom frequency and severity measured by the 7-day symptom diary. | Changes in self-reported symptom frequency and severity measured by the 7-day symptom diary from baseline to 12 weeks. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in self reported sleep patterns measured by the 7-day sleep diary. | Changes in self reported sleep patterns measured by the 7-day sleep diary from baseline to 12 weeks. | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Changes in blood biomarker concentrations (participants at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute site only). | Changes in blood biomarker concentrations from baseline to 12 weeks (participants at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute site only). | baseline to 12 weeks |
| Recruiting |
| Ottawa |
| Ontario |
| K1Y 4W7 |
| Canada |
| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D064797 | Physical Conditioning, Human |
| D015444 | Exercise |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |