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Moderate Intensity vs High Intensity Interval Training in Women With Heart Failure
Sponsor: Riphah International University
Summary
* To determine the effects of moderate intensity exercise vs high intensity interval training on functional capacity in women with heart failure * To determine the effects of moderate intensity exercise vs high intensity interval training on quality of life in women with heart failure
Official title: Effects of Moderate Intensity Exercise vs High Intensity Interval Training on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Women With Heart Failure
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
40 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
64
Start Date
2026-07
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2026-06-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
moderate-intensity aerobic training
Group A will undergo a moderate-intensity aerobic training program as part of a structured cardiac rehabilitation protocol. The program will be supervised sessions, conducted three times per week for 12 weeks. Each session will include approximately 30 minutes of aerobic exercise performed on a bicycle ergometer at an intensity of 60% of heart rate reserve (HRR)
High-intensity interval training
Group B will perform a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program designed according to established cardiac rehabilitation protocols. Bicycle ergometer will be used, in which each session will begin with a 10-minute warm-up (lower limb large muscle stretches), followed by intervals performed at 80% of heart rate reserve (HRR) for 3 min, alternating with recovery periods at low intensity 40% of HRR for 3 min. The total exercise duration will be approximately 30 minutes per session, conducted three times weekly for 12 weeks under supervision. Participants will be encouraged to maintain self-directed exercise after the intervention period
Locations (1)
Riphah International University
Islamabad, Fedral, Pakistan