Algarve Active Ageing - Cardiac and Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation: Personalized Physical Exercise Protocol in After Acute Myocardial Infarction or Cardiovascular Risk and Knee Osteoarthritis, a Randomized Controlled Trial

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

This study aims to develop, implement, and determines the effectiveness of a personalized medicine approach to each individual's phenotype, based on an innovative physical exercise program to promote the treatment of pain and functional limitation resulting from knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in patients recovering after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and cardiovascular risk (CVR). This randomized clinical study is important due to the lack of evidence according to the effectiveness of a personalized physical exercise intervention in people after MI or CVR with simultaneous KOA. Some studies have shown the existence of a relationship between OA and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including coronary artery disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, cardiac procedures, or death related to CVD, since individuals with OA have a higher prevalence of CVD than individuals without OA. Sedentary behaviour is a risk factor for AMI, CVR and KOA, and, at the same time, physical exercise is a common non-pharmacological treatment for people suffering from these conditions, namely in the control of joint pain, gains in functional capacity, and the improvement of cardiorespiratory functional capacity, whose impact can be felt in level of quality of life. Chronic diseases have a significant impact on the global burden of disease, particularly CVD and OA, with the added presence of obesity also contributing to a high rate of all-cause morbidity and mortality, representing a substantial health burden and with growing implications for individuals, health systems and socioeconomic costs. The presence of OA seems to lead to an increased risk of developing CVD. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this relationship. Chronic inflammation associated with OA is one of the hypotheses suggested to explain the increased risk of CVD in these individuals. Furthermore, the pain and disability associated with OA may also limit participation in exercise/physical activity, influencing other risk factors associated with both chronic diseases, such as weight gain. The lack of studies about physical exercise intervention on people that suffered acute myocardial infarction or is in cardiovascular risk with simultaneous knee osteoarthritis and the lack of offer of phase III cardiac rehabilitation in Algarve motivated the development of this study, with the assumption of adopting a healthier lifestyle.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 50
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age 50 or older; Knee pain, Morning stiffness that lasts no longer than 30 minutes and one of the following: crepitus, restricted function, bony enlargement. Acute Myocardial Infarction with myocardial lesion detected by abnormal cardiac biomarkers evidencing acute myocardial ischemia; High risk level in the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE2) or the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation Older Person (SCORE2 O.P.) cardiovascular risk algorithm or prior cardiovascular disease; Independent gait

Locations
Other Locations
Portugal
AD-ABC
RECRUITING
Faro
Contact Information
Primary
Marta S Botelho, PhD
marta.botelho@abcmedicalg.pt
+351 916785430
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-12-20
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Experimental: Exercise Group
The participants receive twelve weeks of a supervised personalised exercise program, based on aerobic and strength training. This group also receives a behavioral change session with a psychologist and nutritional advice session with a nutritionist.
No_intervention: Control Group
This group receive no exercise intervention. The group receives equally as the exercise group, a behavioral change session with a psychologist and nutritional advice session with a nutritionist.
Sponsors
Leads: Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Centro Académico de Investigação e Formação Biomédica do Algarv
Collaborators: Loulé Municipal Council, Quarteira Parish Council, Albufeira Municipal Council, European Regional Development Fund

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