Can intense exercise boost heart recovery after bypass surgery?
NCT ID NCT07775742
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First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or a home-based rehabilitation program can better improve exercise capacity in people who have had coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Participants, who are clinically stable and at low to moderate risk, will be assigned to one of the two programs. The main goal is to measure changes in peak metabolic equivalents (METs), a measure of how well the body uses oxygen during exercise, from the start to the end of the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) program and a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these exercise programs could become standard recommendations to help heart bypass patients regain fitness and improve daily function.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and early, and results may not apply to all patients. Exercise carries a small risk of heart-related events, though participants are screened as low to moderate risk.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 to 58 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants will be eligible if they are clinically stable as defined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. 2. Only Participants will be stratified as low to moderate risk as identified by the American College of Sport Medicine/ 3. Mean age ± standard deviation, 55 ± 3 years. 4. All patients underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery, rested at home for at least one month, and then returned to the center for a cardiac rehabilitation program Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients will be excluded from this study if they had an ejection fraction of less than 40% at rest (high risk as defined by American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Stratification). 2. Mental health disorders (such an anxiety or depression). 3. Any vision or hearing defects or any neurological, respiratory, or musculoskeletal conditions that have an impact on ambulation. 4. Irreversible heart failure. 5. Myocardial Infarction (MI) over the past month. 6. Persistent ventricular arrhythmias or unstable angina. 7. Any exercise restrictions.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medina Cardiac Center
RECRUITINGMadinah, Saudi Arabia
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