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The Effects of Exercise on Quality of Life and Fluid Dynamics in Patients With Aortic Dissection

NCT05499650 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2024-11-29

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Summary

Aerobic exercise and physical activity improve patient health in patients in a variety of aspects of life and disease. It also improves patients' mental well-being and quality of life. However, the safety of this physical activity and its potential benefits remain uncertain for patients after aortic dissection, a tear in the main blood vessel delivering blood to all of the body's organs.

The goal of this study is to facilitate the translation of pre-clinical findings by the Principal Investigator and published literature that demonstrates light to moderate exercise is safe and beneficial in patients with thoracic aortic dissection. This will be accomplished by using both imaging-based analyses of aortic wall responses to a 3- month exercise program, patient surveys of quality of life metrics, functional fitness assessments, and clinical outcomes.

Conditions

  • Aortic Dissection

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Supervised Exercise Regiment

Subjects will undergo supervised aerobic exercise. There will be a set goal mean energy expenditure of at least 1000 kcal/wk after a two-week ramp-up period. The protocol will include 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise with a treadmill and cycle ergometry, two times weekly. Strenuous resistance training and swimming will be withheld from this protocol due to the potential concerns for safety in exacerbating dissections. Heart rate and ratings of perceived exertion will be quantified during the therapy with a standard set heart rate ad pulse pressure threshold for discontinuing exercise protocols.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Maryland, College Park

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-04
Primary Completion
2024-05-31
Completion
2024-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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