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Can adding arm weights during treadmill walks improve balance in heart patients?

NCT ID NCT07803120

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Pomeranian University in Slupsk Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 03, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at how holding weights in the hands or arms changes the way people walk and how their trunk and hip muscles work. Researchers will ask adults aged 18 to 80 who are in cardiac rehabilitation to walk on a treadmill at different speeds, with and without extra weight on one or both arms. They will measure muscle activity and foot pressure using non-invasive sensors. The goal is to understand if adding upper-limb loads could help design better rehab exercises for heart patients.

What this could mean

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Active substance
External upper-limb loading during treadmill walking
What this could lead to
If it works, this could help tailor cardiac rehab exercises to improve balance and muscle coordination, potentially reducing fall risk.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage assessment, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all patients, and the main risks are minor skin irritation or temporary muscle soreness.

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Study facts

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Participants

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Aug 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Participants are adult patients referred to a hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation program (Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Słupsku) following a cardiac event or procedure, who are medically stable and undergoing supervised outpatient/inpatient cardiac rehabilitation. Assessments are conducted by the biomechanics laboratory (Pomeranian University in Słupsk).

Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 and ≤80 years * Referred to cardiac rehabilitation following a cardiac event or procedure * Medically stable, classified as NYHA class I-II * Able and willing to provide informed consent * Willing and able to complete the study procedures * Able to safely perform treadmill walking and exercise testing * No cardiological or pulmonological contraindications to exercise * No limb deformities or gait pathology identified on clinical interview Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable coronary artery disease, recent myocardial infarction (\<4 weeks), or recent revascularization (\<4 weeks) * Heart failure NYHA class III-IV * Uncontrolled hypertension * Cardiac arrhythmias * Neurological or neurodegenerative disease * Acute lower-limb or spinal injury, musculoskeletal deformity, or significant pain affecting gait * Diabetes mellitus with hypoglycemia tendency * Pregnancy * BMI \>35 kg/m² * Lack of informed consent

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Conditions

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cardiovascular disorder Mobility Limitation

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Cardiac rehabilitation Cardiovascular diseases Exercise tolerance Gait abnormality Muscle contraction

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Słupsku

    Słupsk, 76-200, Poland

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