Effects of neuromuscular training compared to classic strength-resistance training in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to compare the effectiveness of neuromuscular versus classical strength-resistance training in improving cardiorespiratory fitness, lower-limb performance, and quality of life in cardiac rehabilitation patients.
Results Summary
The study will evaluate the mean difference in change from baseline in the Incremental Shuttle Walking Test, cardiorespiratory fitness, lower-limb performance, strength, sexual dysfunction, and quality of life, but results are not yet provided in the abstract.
Population
Thirty patients with acute coronary syndrome recruited from a private tertiary hospital.
Effective Dosage
20 sessions divided into aerobic training and neuromuscular or classical strength-resistance training.
Duration
Not specified (20 sessions).
Interactions
None mentioned.
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | mean difference in change from baseline in the Incremental Shuttle Walking Test | patients following acute coronary syndrome | - | evaluate the effectiveness | #1 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | cardiorespiratory fitness | patients following acute coronary syndrome | - | evaluate the effectiveness | #2 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | lower-limb performance | patients following acute coronary syndrome | - | evaluate the effectiveness | #3 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | lower-limb strength | patients following acute coronary syndrome | - | evaluate the effectiveness | #4 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | sexual dysfunction | patients following acute coronary syndrome | - | evaluate the effectiveness | #5 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | quality of life | patients following acute coronary syndrome | - | evaluate the effectiveness | #6 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | cardiorespiratory fitness | cardiac patients | - | provide evidence for the effectiveness | #7 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | lower-limb performance capacities | cardiac patients | - | provide evidence for the effectiveness | #8 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | neutral | quality of life | cardiac patients | - | provide evidence for the effectiveness | #9 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | increase | return to their everyday activities of life | these patients | - | may enhance the speed | #10 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | increase | movement patterns | these patients | - | improve the efficiency | #11 |
neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | increase | heart responses | these patients | - | improve the efficiency | #12 |
The aim of the present clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of neuromuscular versus classical strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme in patients following acute coronary syndrome. The study is designed as a double-blinded, randomised, and controlled clinical trial. Thirty participants suffering from acute coronary syndrome who meet our inclusion criteria will be recruited by a private tertiary hospital. The intervention group will follow 20 sessions of a cardiac rehabilitation programme divided into two parts: aerobic training and neuromuscular strength-resistance training. The control group will complete the same aerobic training as well as a classical strength-resistance training workout programme. The primary outcome of the study will be the mean difference in change from baseline in the Incremental Shuttle Walking Test. The secondary outcomes will be the cardiorespiratory fitness of the patients (assessed by means of the Chester Step Test), lower-limb performance (assessed with the 30-Second Chair Stand Test and Single-Leg Squat Test), lower-limb strength (hip flexor handheld dynamometry), sexual dysfunction assessment (Sex Health Inventory for Men) and quality of life (EQ-5D-5L). This work will provide evidence for the effectiveness of a neuromuscular versus a classic strength-training programme in terms of cardiorespiratory fitness, lower-limb performance capacities and quality of life, in cardiac patients. The data obtained could lead to more effective and functional workouts which, in turn, may enhance the speed at which these patients can return to their everyday activities of life and improve the efficiency of their movement patterns and heart responses. Furthermore, patients may find neuromuscular workout routines more motivating and engaging, thus encouraging them to adopt healthier lifestyle patterns.