Target Heart Rate and Aerobic Interval Training

Aerobic interval training is shown to be superior in increasing oxygen uptake in both healthy and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), compared to moderate continuous training. However, in cardiac rehabilitation exercise groups, exercise intensity is usually controlled with perceived exertion (Borg scale). The investigators will investigate degree of agreement between target heart rate and perceived exertion during interval training in cardiac rehabilitation.

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Key information

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease Arterial Occlusive Diseases Arteriosclerosis Cardiovascular Diseases Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Myocardial Ischemia Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of circulation and medical imaging, NTNU

Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, 7006, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

referred to cardiac rehabilitation
able to perform exercise treadmill test

Exclusion criteria

unstable angina
severe arrhythmias
heart failure

Treatment and study plan

Rate of perceived exertion

Other

Exercise intensity controlled by Borg scale

Heart rate monitor

Other

Exercise intensity controlled by heart rate monitors

Primary outcomes

degree of agreement between target heart rate (THR) and perceived exertion

Time frame: up to 1 hour

Exercise intensity during one-hour exercise session monitored by Borg, subsequently one-hour exercise session monitored by heart rate monitor

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Exercise Intensity and Target Heart Rate During Aerobic Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Mar 9, 2012
Registry last updated: Nov 28, 2013

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