Heart device study tests virtual workouts for Women's health
NCT ID NCT05946304
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a 12-week virtual exercise program could help women with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) improve their physical fitness, quality of life, and mental health. Twenty women took part, doing either high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) from home. The goal was to see if the program was feasible and beneficial for this group.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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. Women (i.e., female sex assigned at birth) with CIED (≥6 months since implant) 2. Women with CIED in optimal medical therapy and functioning; 3. Patient is able to perform a symptom-limited CPET; 4. Patient is able to read and understand English or French. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient is currently participating in routine exercise training (\>2x/week); 2. Patient has: documented unstable angina; or established diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe mitral or aortic stenosis, or hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy; 3. Patient has an unmanaged psychiatric illness (e.g., active psychosis, suicidal ideation) or cognitive impairment; 4. Patient does not have an internet connection or a device with a camera and speakers; 5. Patient with any device troubleshooting at resting or during exercise; 6. Patient is unable to provide written informed consent; 7. Patient is unwilling or unable to return for follow-up visits at week 12; 8. Patient is unwilling to be randomized to HIIT or MICT; or 9. Pregnancy or patients who become pregnant during the 12-week intervention phase (the effects of interval training on an unborn fetus are unknown).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4W7, Canada
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