Determinants of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Effects of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in Patients With Angina and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (ANOCA)

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The main goal is to understand what causes reduced fitness in ANOCA and whether targeted exercise can help improve it. This study aims to better understand why patients with Angina and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (ANOCA) have poor cardiorespiratory fitness and its effect on quality of life. Investigators also want to see if a structured high-intensity exercise program (HIIT), done with remote monitoring, can safely improve heart function, fitness, and quality of life in these patients. The Investigators will use a special exercise test called cardiopulmonary exercise testing to look for patterns that can help explain exercise limitations and quality of life in ANOCA before and after a remote high-intensity exercise program.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age 18-85

• ANOCA (Anginal symptoms of chest pain or exertional dyspnea suspected to be from myocardial ischemia Invasive or CT coronary angiogram without obstructive epicardial CAD (≥50% left main or ≥70% other epicardial stenosis or fractional flow reserve ≤0.80)

• Able to use the wearable and participate in a remote exercise program

• Able to participate in intermittent high-intensity training.

• Able to perform cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)

• Able to provide Health-related quality of life questionnaire (HRQOL)

• Participants must be able to understand and provide informed consent in English and complete the study questionnaire in English

Locations
United States
Virginia
University of Virginia Health System
RECRUITING
Charlottesville
Contact Information
Primary
Rahel Askari
rahel.askari@uvahealth.org
434-243-7195
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-08-11
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-04-14
Participants
Target number of participants: 25
Treatments
Experimental: Exercise
Remote 4 weeks of high-intensity interval exercise training on three non-consecutive days of the week.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Virginia

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