Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: does anaerobic threshold increase after a prescribed exercise programme in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms under surveillance?
Completed
- Conditions
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms under surveillanceCirculatory SystemAneurysms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN32335568
- Lead Sponsor
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm patients under surveillance
2. Size of aneurysm less than 5.5 cm in diameter
Exclusion Criteria
1. Medical exclusions to exercise - severe aortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
2. Inability to climb a flight of stairs (baseline level of fitness)
3. Inability to complete the cardiopulmonary exercise test
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in anaerobic threshold between week zero and week seven.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in anaerobic threshold between week zero and week five.