High-intensity interval exercise training prior to abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Circulatory System; Topic: Cardiovascular, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Cardiovascular (all Subtopics), Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: Anaesthetics, Cardiac Surgery; Abdominal aortic aneurysm

• Registration Number: ISRCTN09433624
• Lead Sponsor: South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 30 October 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients undergoing open or endovascular repair of a 5.5-7.0cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm
2. Age >=18 years (male and female)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refusal or inability to provide informed consent
2. Conservative management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
3. Suprarenal or thoracic aneurysms
4. Emergency AAA repair
5. Infrarenal AAA >7 cm
6. Contra-indication to undertaking Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) or exercise training
7. Body mass index (BMI) <20 or >40 kg/m2
8. Participants identified as being 'high risk' clinically or consequent to CPET. This would include potential participants identified with conditions likely to be overtly exacerbated by exercise training e.g. unstable angina

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified