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Rehabilitation for Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

NCT03955016 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2019-10-10

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the impact of a personalized, partly supervised rehabilitation program on the exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary hypertension. The rehabilitation program consists of 2 weeks inpatient, 2 weeks ambulatory and 11 weeks home based rehabilitation.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Hypertension

Interventions

OTHER

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Rehabilitation program consisting of 2 weeks inpatient (supervised training 5 times per week), 2 weeks outpatient (supervised sessions 3 times per week) and 11 weeks home-based exercise training (weekly phone call). During the inpatient phase, patients will receive on top of the supervised training sessions a consultation of the dietitian, PH psychologist, social worker and specialized nurse. During the ambulatory rehabilitation phase patients will have 2 session with the occupational therapist. Every supervised training session contains: 1. Interval training on a cyclo-ergometer 2. Strength training of the upper and lower extremities 3. Guided walks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wim Janssens, Prof · University hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-13
Primary Completion
2020-11-01
Completion
2020-11-01

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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