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The Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Cognitive Status in Lung Transplantation Candidates

NCT03528447 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2025-05-01

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Summary

Pulmonary rehabilitation program with aerobic and strengthening for 3 months will be applied to the candidates for lung transplantation. The program will be designed to be 2 days supervised weekly and 3 day home program. Cognitive functions and exercise capacities of the patients before and after the program will be evaluated.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Aerobic training:The aerobic exercise program consists of treadmill walking, cycle ergometer and arm ergometer training. Group exercises were performed in sets of 15 minutes each with three exercise modalities. Strength training:It is recommended that resistance targets are set at loads equivalent to 20 to 40% of a 1-repetition maximum (1RM) maneuver and performed between 8 to 12 repetitions for 1 to 2 sets per session. Home exercise programme:The program included breathing exercises (local expansion exercises, diaphragmatic breathing and pursed lip breathing), free walking, upper and lower extremity strengthening exercises with Thera-Band.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-20
Primary Completion
2025-09-01
Completion
2025-09-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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