Impact of Daily Stair Climbing on Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Heart Patients
Impact of Daily Stair Climbing on Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Heart Patients : Single-center Comparative Study in Eole Unit of Arras Hospital Center
Centre Hospitalier Arras
90 participants
Mar 11, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to improve exercise capacity of patients following a standard rehabilitation program in Arras Hospital with stair climbing . Patients will be randomized in to 2 groups : intervention or control. * Control group will follow standard program. * Intervention group will follow standard program and stair climbing (2 floors, twice a day until the exit). Patients will complete questionnaires and tests before starting study and again at the end (approximately 10 days).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Age ≥18 years
- Patients requiring cardiac rehabilitation admitted to the Eole unit
- Patients ability to walk at least 200 meters without technical assistance
Exclusion Criteria5
- Patient walking with an assistive device
- Patient with a contraindication to climbing stairs
- Pre-operative patient
- Patient with a pacemaker
- Patient with an implanted defibrillator
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Interventions
2 times a day, until exit service (excluding weekends), they will climb two floors of stairs (morning and afternoon, supervised by a therapist)
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NCT07693348