High-intensity Training Safely Improves Exercise Capacity in Heart, Lung, Kidney, and Liver Transplant Recipients: a Comparative Study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Physical Activity After Organ Transplantation
- Interventions
- Other: High-intensity training
- Registration Number
- NCT03329586
- Lead Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- Brief Summary
The investigators will investigate whether high-intensity exercise training can safely improve physical performance in long-term stable heart, kidney, lung, and liver transplant recipients. Adult transplant recipients will participate in Transplantoux, a 6-month individualized home- and group-based training program, with the goal to cycle the Mont Ventoux in France. The investigators will do cardiopulmonary exercise testing : maximal oxygen consumption, maximal power and BMI.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
- minimum post-transplant period of 6 months
- no acute rejection during the immediately preceding 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
- patients with cardiovascular or orthopedic contra-indications for intensive physical exercise
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Training High-intensity training -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VO2max 6 months after start training Maximal oxygen consumption
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
UZLeuven
🇧🇪Leuven, Belgium