Impact of Daily Stair Climbing on Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Heart Patients

Impact of Daily Stair Climbing on Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Heart Patients : Single-center Comparative Study in Eole Unit of Arras Hospital Center

The goal of this interventional study is to improve exercise capacity of patients following a standard rehabilitation program in Arras Hospital with stair climbing .

Patients will be randomized in to 2 groups : intervention or control.

• Control group will follow standard program.
• Intervention group will follow standard program and stair climbing (2 floors, twice a day until the exit).

Patients will complete questionnaires and tests before starting study and again at the end (approximately 10 days).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18 years
• Patients requiring cardiac rehabilitation admitted to the Eole unit
• Patients ability to walk at least 200 meters without technical assistance

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient walking with an assistive device
• Patient with a contraindication to climbing stairs
• Pre-operative patient
• Patient with a pacemaker
• Patient with an implanted defibrillator