Coronary disease & ACSRandomised controlled trial
High-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial
- Randomised controlled trial
- multicentre
- 6 outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) centres
Authors' conclusion
In stable CAD, low-volume HIIT improved cardiorespiratory fitness more than MISS by a clinically meaningful margin.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) attending outpatient cardiac rehabilitation
- Participants
- 382 patients
- Comparison
- Low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIIT) vs moderate-intensity steady-state (MISS) exercise training
- HIITn = 187
- MISSn = 195reference
- Primary endpoint
- Change in cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2 peak)
- Follow-up
- 8 weeks
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Difference
1.04 mL.kg-1.min-1
95% CI 0.38–1.69
P = 0.002
By group
HIIT vs MISS
difference 1.04 mL.kg-1.min-1 (95% CI 0.38–1.69); P = 0.002
Safety
- Serious adverse events possibly related to HIIT
- 1 · events
Original publication
High-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 8 February 2023. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad039
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it