Physical Exercise Program in Chronic Chagas Heart Disease (PEACH)
Chagas Disease, Chagas Cardiomyopathy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chagas Disease focused on measuring Physical activity, Cardiac rehabilitation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: (1) Chagas disease diagnosis by serology; (2) chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy, with left ventricular ejection fraction <45% or compensated heart failure (3) clinical stability in the last three months, (4) adherence to the ambulatory clinical treatment and (5) age above 18 years.
Exclusion Criteria: (1) pregnancy, (2) neuromuscular limitations, (3) tobacco use, (4) evidence of nonchagasic heart disease, (5) systemic conditions that limits exercise practice or hemodynamic stress tests (6) unavailability to attend three times a week for a minimum of six months, (7) practitioners of regular exercise and (8) claustrophobia.
Sites / Locations
- Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
Exercise group
Control group
This arm will be submitted to a exercise session and counseling from pharmaceutical and nutritional professionals.
This arm will have only the counseling from pharmaceutical and nutritional professionals.