Rationale and Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Whole Muscle Exercise Training Effects in Outpatients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (WHOLEi+12)

Background and Aims Physical exercise is an important component in the management of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to determine the effects of an 8-week intervention combining muscle resistance, aerobic and inspiratory pressure load exercises in PAH outpatients. Methods The RCT will be conducted from September 2015 to September 2016 following the recommendations of the Consolidated Standards of Reported Trials (CONSORT), with a total sample size of n ≥ 48 (≥24 participants/group). We will determine the effects of the intervention on: (i) skeletal-muscle power and mass (primary end points); and (ii) NT-proBNP, cardiopulmonary exercise testing variables ($ VO_{2peak} $, ventilatory equivalent for $ CO_{2} $ at the anaerobic threshold ($ V_{E} $/$ VCO_{2} $ at the AT), end-tidal pressure of $ CO_{2} $ at the anaerobic threshold ($ P_{ET} $$ CO_{2} $ at the AT), 6-min walking distance (6MWD), maximal inspiratory pressure ($ PI_{max} $), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), objectively-assessed spontaneous levels of physical activity, and safety (secondary end points). Conclusions and Perspectives This trial will provide insight into biological mechanisms of the disease and indicate the potential benefits of exercise in PAH outpatients, particularly on muscle power..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

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Cardiovascular drugs and therapy - 29(2015), 6 vom: 31. Okt., Seite 543-550

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sanchis-Gomar, Fabian [VerfasserIn]
González-Saiz, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Sanz-Ayan, Paz [VerfasserIn]
Fiuza-Luces, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Quezada-Loaiza, Carlos A. [VerfasserIn]
Flox-Camacho, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Santalla, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]
Munguía-Izquierdo, Diego [VerfasserIn]
Santos-Lozano, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]
Pareja-Galeano, Helios [VerfasserIn]
Ara, Ignacio [VerfasserIn]
Escribano-Subías, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Lucia, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing
NT-proBNP
Pulmonary disease
Resistance exercise
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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

doi:

10.1007/s10557-015-6623-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2112114301