NCT00491309

Exercise and Respiratory Therapy in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis / Collagenosis and Pulmonary Hypertension

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Heidelberg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In Patients with rheumatic disease exercise training is a well established element of therapy. In contrast patients with severe pulmonary hypertension are advised to avoid physical exertion and must not perform exercise training. This study aims to evaluate the effectivity and safety of a low-dose training program in patients with pulmonary hypertension and rheumatic disease.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Connective Tissue Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	exercise training	exercise training with specific program (respiratory therapy, dumbbell training, ergometer training, mental training)

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-07-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2023-12-01
• First posted: 2007-06-26
• Last updated: 2022-07-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany