Effects of Exercise Training on Non-invasive Cardiac Measures in Patients Undergoing Long-term Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 63
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- The composite risk score
研究概览
简要总结
Background: The impact of the known non-invasive cardiac indices for identification of hemodialysis (HD) patients at high-risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) has not been evaluated.
Patients: Fifty-nine HD patients were randomized into 2 groups. Thirty of them (group A-aged 54.6±8.9 years) participated in a supervised training program with stationary bicycles during their HD sessions (3/weekly) for 10 months, while the rest (group B-aged 53.2±6.1 years) remained untrained and were used as controls.
Study hypothesis: Exercise training will affect most of the non-invasive cardiac markers of SCD and the total score positively.
Method: At entry, as well as at the end of the study all subjects underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise testing (estimation of aerobic capacity-VO2peak), an echocardiographic study (LV ejection fraction -LVEF evaluation), an ambulatory 24-hour Holter monitoring for cardiac autonomic nervous system activity evaluation by time- and frequency- domain heart rate variability (HRV) calculation (measurement of SDNN, mean RR and low to high frequency ratio-LF/HF), a signal-averaged ECG (late potentials-LP documentation) and a submaximal exercise test for microvolt-T-wave alternans (TWA) detection.
详细描述
The identification of patients on hemodialysis (HD) at increased cardiac risk with powerful screening tests and the reduction of factors, which increase the probability of malignant arrhythmias are important for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD).
Study Design: randomized and controlled clinical trial. Setting & Participants: Fifty-nine HD patients were randomized into exercise training group (group A-30 patients) and controls (group B-29 patients).
Intervention: Group A participated in a 10-month supervised exercise training program during the HD sessions (3/weekly).
Outcomes: The effects of exercise on the score of the non-invasive cardiac markers for SCD risk stratification and on the occurrence of each variable separately. Statistical analysis included a two-group comparison of change scores and an analysis of covariance adjusting for baseline.
Measurements: At entry and the end of the study, in all participants aerobic capacity (VO2peak) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were estimated, late potentials and T-wave alternans were detected and heart rate variability was calculated. Specifically, from the 24-h Holter monitoring the standard deviation of all the normal R-R intervals (SDNN), the mean R-R intervals (mean RR), the low (LF) and high (HF) frequency components of the autoregressive power spectrum of the NN intervals and their ratio (LF/HF) were recorded.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Screening
- 盲法
- Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •on HD for at least 6 months
- •in sinus rhythm
- •able to reach a sufficient workload during ergometry
排除标准
- •with bundle branch block
- •unstable hypertension
- •diabetes mellitus
- •severe congestive heart failure
- •recent myocardial infarction
- •unstable angina
结局指标
主要结局
The composite risk score
时间窗: at entry and after 10 months
次要结局
- aerobic capacity (VO2peak)(At entry and after 10 months)
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF)- echocardiography(At entry and after 10 months)
- standard deviation of normal R-R intervals- SDNN (holter monitoring)(At entry and after 10 months)
- positive T-wave alternans and Late potentials(At entry and after 10 months)
研究者
Evangelia Kouidi
Professor of Sports Medicine
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki