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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Nov 16;8(1):33–40. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001615

Table 3.

Control and exercise group interventions used in the studies included in the meta-analysis

Exercise Training group
Intervention		 Control group
Intervention		 Duration Outcome Measured
Gary et al
200416

  • Self-monitored community based walking intervention + home education program.

  • Walking intervention with ambulatory Heart rate monitoring, initially at an intensity of 40% of target heart rate for week 1 with gradual increase to 60% as tolerated.

 Weekly visits with
home education
program		 12 weeks 1. Exercise capacity as
6-min walk test

2.Quality of life
Kitzman et
al 201017

&

Kitzman et
al 201321

  • Supervised endurance training (track walking + cycling) 3 times per week

  • Week 1-2: exercise at 40-50% of peak VO2 with gradually increasing duration

  • Week 3-16: exercise exercise intensity at 60-70% of peak VO2 and duration increased to 15-20 min.

 Telephone call follow-
up every 2 weeks
without addressing
exercise behavior		 16 weeks 1. Peak Oxygen uptake.

2. Systolic, diastolic function by Echo

3. LV dimensions

4. Quality of life
Edelmann
et al 201118

  • Supervised, endurance (cycling) + resistance training

  • Week 1-4: aerobic endurance training at 50-60% of baseline peak VO2

  • Week 5-12: aerobic endurance at 70% of baseline peak VO2 + resistance training

 Usual care and
maintenance of usual
activities		 24 weeks 1. Peak Oxygen uptake.

2. Systolic, diastolic function by Echo

3. LV dimensions

4. Quality of life
Alves

et al 201219

  • Supervised endurance training on treadmill/cycle ergometer.

  • Week 1-4: training at 70-75% of peak VO2.

  • Week 5-24: training at 70-75% of peak VO2.

 Usual care with
regular cardiologist
follow-up.		 24 weeks 1. Peak Oxygen uptake.

2. Systolic, diastolic function by Echo

3. LV dimensions

4. Quality of life
Smart

et al 201220

  • Supervised, outpatient, cycle ergometer exercise training.

  • Initial intensity of 60-70% peak VO2.

  • Exercise intensity uptitrated by 2 to 5 Watts/week as tolerated

 Usual care and
maintenance of usual
activity levels.		 16 weeks 1. Peak Oxygen uptake.

2. Systolic, diastolic function by Echo

3. LV dimensions

4. Quality of life

Peak VO2: Peak Oxygen Uptake; LV: left ventricle