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NCT Number: NCT07161219

Implementation of New Exercise Protocols in Cardiac Rehabilitation.

* Primary Objective: To evaluate the effects of complementary exercise protocols in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), such as inspiratory muscle training (IMT), by assessing inspiratory muscle strength. * Secondary Objectives: To assess functional capacity, quality of life (QoL), and pulmonary function.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient meeting the conditions of the permanent life support agreement following hospitalization for a cardiac condition such as: acute myocardial infarction; coronary surgery; therapeutic percutaneous endovascular intervention on the coronary arteries, under medical imaging guidance; therapeutic percutaneous endovascular intervention on the heart, under medical imaging guidance; surgery for congenital or acquired heart malformation; surgery for valvular lesion; heart transplantation; resistant angina (to be specified by detailed history, medical history, and technical examinations, justifying multidisciplinary care); cardiomyopathy with left ventricular dysfunction (to be specified by detailed history, medical history, and technical examinations, justifying multidisciplinary care).
  • Patient aged between 18 and 80 years.
  • Patient capable of giving informed consent.
  • Patient registered for permanent life support at the CuSL.
  • Patient capable of understanding instructions in French. - Patient with prior medical consent and clinically stable.

Exclusion criteria

  • - Minor (<18 years old).
  • Pregnant woman.
  • Patient unable to provide informed consent.
  • Patient with cognitive, neurological, or orthopedic limitations.
  • Patient with mobility or musculoskeletal difficulties incompatible with physical activity.
  • Clinical instability.

Treatment and study plan

Inspiratory muscle training

Device

inspiratory muscle training for intervention group

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximal inspiratory pressure

    Time frame: 1 year

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Martin Dayez, PT

CONTACT

[email protected]

027646043

Sabrina Fernandez, PT

CONTACT

[email protected]

027649938

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Other

Registry information

Acronym: REVACARD

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2029
First posted
Sep 8, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 23, 2025

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