NCT02371733

Aerobic Exercise Training in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Effects of Upper Extremity Aerobic Exercise Training on Functional Exercise Capacity in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Decreased exercise capacity, peripheral muscle strength and quality of life and increased dyspnea and fatigue perception is prevalent in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. It was demonstrated exercise training has beneficial effects in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. However, no study investigated the effects of upper extremity aerobic exercise training, therefore effects of upper extremity aerobic exercise training on outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Detailed description

Patients were diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension according to the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of f the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS). Primary outcome measurement was exercise capacity, secondary outcomes were respiratory and peripheral muscle strength, physical activity, quality of life, fatigue, dyspnea and depression.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Upper extremity aerobic exercise training	Training group will receive upper extremity aerobic exercise training using arm ergometer at 50-80% of maximal heart rate and breathing exercises. Training will exercise with arm ergometer 3days/week, for 6 weeks with the assistance of a physiotherapist. Training workload will be undercontrol both using target heart rate and Modified Borg dyspnea scale. Training group will also perform breathing exercises 120 times/day, 7 days/week, for 6 weeks.
OTHER	Alternative upper extremity exercises	Control group will receive alternative upper extremity exercises and breathing exercises. Control group will perform alternative upper extremity exercises 3days/week, for 6 weeks and also breathing exercises 120 times/day, 7 days/week, for 6 weeks. Control group will be followed-up by telephone once a week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2018-04-01
• First posted: 2015-02-26
• Last updated: 2019-02-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)