NCT00752336

Prospective Intervention Study to Improve HRQoL and Exercise Tolerance After Heart Transplantation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 87 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hannover Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 67 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A prospective, interventional rehabilitation program was initiated to improve exercise tolerance and psychosocial functioning in patients after heart transplantation (HTx) and to evaluate long-term effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).Study subjects were randomized to either intervention or to control group and were followed with regular cardiopulmonary exercise testings and HRQoL measurements (SF-36) for 36±3 months after HTx. Patient characteristics did not differ concerning age, gender, and diagnosis at study entry. IG patients received regular psychosocial support and performed a home-based supervised ergometer training program. CG patients were recommended to perform regular exercising.

Conditions

• Exercise Capacity
• Heart Transplantation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	exercise training; psychosocial support	supervised home-based endurance training; recommendation to exercise every other day

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-09-01
• Completion: 2009-09-01
• First posted: 2008-09-15
• Last updated: 2008-09-15