Comparison of Two Gait Re-training Modalities During a Cardiac Rehabilitation Stay: Benefit of Orienteering Walking

NCT ID: NCT06941597

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-04-28
• Study Completion Date: 2025-10-05

Brief Summary

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in France for women and the second leading cause of death for men after cancer. They cause around 140,000 deaths every year, or almost 400 people every day throughout France. CVD also accounts for over a million hospital admissions a year, 160,000 of which are attributable to heart failure.

At present, cardiovascular rehabilitation centres mainly use exercise training methods based on sessions on cycloergometers and active walking (walking on a track and/or treadmill). Convinced of the added value of Orienteering, we have included it in our routine treatment as part of our Cardiac Rehabilitation programme, in addition to sessions on cycloergometers and active walking since 2021. As there is little literature on the subject in our population of interest, the aim of this study is to provide evidence of the relevance of orienteering in the cardiac rehabilitation programme.

We hypothesise that orienteering induces a similar cardiac response, amount of physical activity and perception of symptoms compared with an active walking session, while providing greater enjoyment of the activity.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD); Coronary Heart Disease (CHD); Heart Failure; Congenital Heart Disease

Keywords

cardiovascular diseases; cardiac rehabilitation; active walking; orienteering; heart rate

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

cardiac rehabilitation group

The management of patients included in this study is unchanged from that usually recommended. The patients included in the study will undergo the same rehabilitation sessions during their stay as patients coming to the centre as a matter of routine. In total, 3 sessions of active walking, 3 sessions of orienteering and 7 sessions of ergocycles were carried out during the stay. The cardiac rehabilitation programme lasted 3 weeks, and all the sessions evaluated as part of the study (active walking, orienteering and ergocycles) were carried out during the last two weeks of the rehabilitation course. For each activity (active walking and orienteering), a familiarisation session will be carried out before the session evaluated as part of the study. The order in which the orientation walking and active walking sessions are carried out will depend on the weeks in which the subjects are included, and may vary according to the organisation of the centre.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with stabilised heart disease, coronary artery disease, heart failure, post-operative stay after cardiac surgery, congenital heart disease, patients at high cardiovascular risk and obliterative arteritis of the lower limbs;
• Who have been informed and do not object to the study;
• Over 18 years of age;
• Participating in a cardiac rehabilitation programme;
• With a walking distance of less than 3,600 metres;
• Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or breast-feeding women
• Persons under guardianship or trusteeship

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Univ Brest, Laboratory ORPHY, F-29200 Brest, France

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Fondation Ildys

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Klervie BAILLY

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fondation Ildys

Locations

Fondation ILDYS, Site de Ty Yann

Brest, , France

Countries

France

Other Identifiers

RI2024_018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id