Walking, jogging, swimming: could simple exercise boost heart and lung health?
NCT ID NCT07154355
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a community-based exercise program can improve exercise capacity in 200 adults aged 18-85 with reduced heart or lung function. Participants will exercise 40-60 minutes, five times a week, for eight weeks, doing activities like brisk walking, jogging, or cycling. Researchers will measure changes in oxygen use, walking distance, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- community-based exercise training
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could provide a simple, low-cost way to improve fitness and quality of life for people with heart or lung disease, without needing special equipment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. Exercise may not be enough to significantly improve heart or lung function, and results may vary widely between individuals.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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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18 to 85 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. Patients aged 18 to 85 with abnormal pulmonary or cardiovascular function. 2. Individuals who have completed a medical screening form to confirm they are free from illnesses and prescription medications that could impair their ability to complete the required testing and fitness training. 3. Participants who did not engage in structured, systematic moderate-to-intense strength or endurance training during the study period (specifically, not within the previous year). 4. At the onset of the trial, participants were physically active but had never participated in formal exercise more than twice a week. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with neuromuscular or skeletal disorders, or systemic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, or heart disease. 2. Individuals using medications known to affect health or the interpretation of study results. 3. Participants who have engaged in organized, systematic endurance or strength training of moderate to high intensity within the past year. 4. Patients who decline to participate in the study. 5. Other medical conditions or states that render exercise training inappropriate.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences)
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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