149
Participants
Start Date
February 29, 2004
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2007
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2009
exercise
Patients exercise under supervision on either a treadmill, Stair Master, or LifeCycle apparatus. Exercise frequency, duration, and intensity will be incrementally increased to minimize the risk of injury. During weeks 1-3, you will exercise for 30 minutes 3 days per week at 70- 80 % of your maximum heart rate (MHR); weeks 4-7 will consist of exercising for 40 minutes 4 days per week at 70-80% of your MHR; and weeks 7-12 will consist of exercising for 45 minutes 4 days per week at 80-85% MHR
Non exercise
subjects randomized to this group will not undergo exercise training for 12 weeks supervised by exercise specialist
Ucsf Gcrc, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
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