Community- or home-based exercise for adults with weakened heart or lungs

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Participants will be assigned to a community- or home-based exercise program or to a non-exercise comparator to compare changes in cardiovascular and pulmonary function. The exercise intervention lasts eight weeks and consists of 40–60 minutes per session, five times weekly, with activities chosen from walking, running, swimming, cycling, hiking, or similar patient-preferred modalities. Exercise intensity is adjusted using each participant's cardiopulmonary exercise test and ongoing monitoring to emphasize safety and adherence. The study aims to establish a feasible community/home fitness program that improves function while reducing the burden of clinic-based rehabilitation.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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.

Where it's running

• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences)
  Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Bin Zeng
• Email: zengbin@gdph.org.cn
• Phone: 13538716788

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.