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Preoperative Excercise Training for Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Physical Activity
Coronary Artery Disease
Interventions
Other: Preoperative Exercise Training
Other: Optimal medical therapy
Registration Number
NCT04111744
Lead Sponsor
Kerckhoff Klinik
Brief Summary

Patients (pts) with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) requiring coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) may be physically inactive during the waiting period to avoid further risks. Aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility and safety of a preoperative aerobic exercise training in these pts during the waiting period and to analyze its effects on pre-, peri and postoperative outcomes

Detailed Description

Pts with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and indication for elective CABG will be prospectively randomized into a preoperative training group (TG) or a non active control group (CG). Pts in TG have to perform six sessions of aerobic endurance training within two weeks prior to CABG. The following investigations will be performed at baseline, one day before surgery and at the beginning and at the end of cardiac rehabilitation: a maximal symptom limited ergospirometry, assessment of endothelial function (analysing the reactive hyperaemic index (RHI) via a finger-tonometry), assessment of quality of life (QoL) using the MacNew Heart Disease Questionnaire, laboratory testing of ischemic and inflammatory Parameters. Baseline, peri- and postoperative characteristics will be collected.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
203
Inclusion Criteria
  • stable Angina
  • indication for elective CABG surgery
  • functional capacity > 50 watts
  • willingness to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • unstable Angina
  • comorbidities precluding performance of aerobic exercise training (e.g. neurological disorders, orthopedic disorders etc)
  • functional Status NYHA IV
  • relevant ventricular arrhythmias
  • hemodynamic significant heart valve disease
  • myocarditis
  • cardiomyopathies
  • left main coronary artery disease > 50%
  • peripheral obstructive disease (Fontaine > IIb)
  • reduced life expectancy < 12 months
  • CABG surgery during the last six months
  • participation in another trial

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Training GroupPreoperative Exercise TrainingPreoperative Exercise Training Optimal medical therapy,
Training GroupOptimal medical therapyPreoperative Exercise Training Optimal medical therapy,
Control GroupOptimal medical therapyOptimal medical therapy, inactive control group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cardiopulmonary fitnessBaseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day ( postoperative day 7-14) , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Change of maximal Oxygen consumption

Endothelial functionBaseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day (postoperative day 7-14), after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Change of Reactive hyperemic index (RHI)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Length of hospital stay (LoS)Within the acute care period

Duration of hospital stay in days

Ischemic blood marker 6Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) U/L

Inflammatory blood marker 2Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Leucozytes 10³/µL

Length of ventilationWithin the acute care period

Duration of Ventilation in minutes

Ischemic blood marker 3Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Creatine Kinase-MB (CK-MB) U/L

Ischemic blood marker 7Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

copeptin U/L

Number of patients with a Pulmonary clinical eventBaseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Pleural effusion, pulmonary infection or other pulmonary disorder with Need for treatment

Functional capacityBaseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Change of 6-minute walk test

Quality of life Questionnaire 2Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Changes in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire: The HADS is a fourteen item scale that generates ordinal data.Each item on the questionnaire is scored from 0-3 and this means that a person can score between 0 and 21 for either anxiety or depression.

Quality of life Questionnaire 3Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Changes in Mobility and Self-supply (MOSES) questionnaire

Ischemic blood marker 1Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

High Sensitive Troponin (hs-Trop)

Ischemic blood marker 2Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Creatine kinase (CK) U/L

Ischemic blood marker 5Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) U/L

Inflammatory blood marker 1Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

C-reactive protein (CRP) U/L

Inflammatory blood marker 3Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Interleukine-6 (IL-6) pg/mL

Arterial stiffnessBaseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Changes in arterial pulse wave analysis

Quality of life Questionnaire 1Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Changes in MacNew (Heart Disease Health-related Quality of Life-) Questionnaire questionaire

Ischemic blood marker 4Baseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) U/L

Number of patients with a Clinical EventBaseline, prior surgery on hospital admission day, hospital discharge day(postoperative day 7-14), , after 3 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation

Atrial fibrillation documented by electrocardiogram (ECG)

Number of patients with a Cardiovascular eventafter 30 days and 12 months

Revascularization, re-CABG, rehospitalization due to unstable angina, myocardial infarction

Number of patients with a Cerebrovascular eventafter 30 days and 12 months

TIA, stroke

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kerckhoff Klinik

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Bad Nauheim, Germany

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