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Acute effect of a breath test on heart rate variability and diaphragm muscle mobility in heart transplant recipients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Heart trasnplantation
E04.100.376.475
Registration Number
RBR-3w4xbv
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal de Pernambuco
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

This study will include adult individuals aged between 18 and 65 years old; of both sexes; who has had heart transplant surgery over a period of 12 months; sedentary; with clinical stability; making regular use of immunosuppressive therapy; no change in medication class within three months prior to the start of the research. Those healthy adult individuals between 18 and 65 years old will be included; sedentary; non smokers; non-drug user; without cardiac involvement.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients using pacemakers will be excluded; with HF reactivation or Chagas disease; smoker; alcoholism; using corticosteroids; with obstructive disorder. In addition to patients who present psychological changes that make it impossible to understand the commands required for evaluation.
All patients with orthopedic diseases will be excluded; musculoskeletal; neurological or respiratory problems that make it impossible to perform the incremental load test; diabetes; patients who induce dialysis or cardiovascular disease; in addition to patients who have psychic changes that make it impossible to understand the commands required for evaluation.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diaphragmatic mobility in spontaneous breathing and total lung capacity through ultrasound. ;Heart rate variability during an incremental holter test
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Body composition using the bioimpedance scale<br>;Submaximal cardiorespiratory capacity, through the 6-minute walk test
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