Exercise for people with an enlargement of the body’s main artery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Patients with an indication for elective abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA) surgery (endovascular and open surgery).Circulatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN10008907
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 130
Inclusion Criteria
All patients with an indication for elective AAA surgery (endovascular and open surgery).
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with an acute indication for surgery (symptomatic or ruptured AAAs)
2. Patients with an indication for priority surgery: saccular aspect
3. Patients with tissue disorders (e.g. Marfan or other).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in VO2 at the ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT) and oxygen uptake at peak exercise (VO2peak) after the 6-week prehabilitation program. The VAT will be measured at inclusion (3-9 weeks in advance of the operation) in a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), and again after 3-9 weeks of training. This CPET will report the VAT in ml/kg/min. The difference between the first measurement and the second measurement will be the primary outcome. The oxygen uptake at peak exercise (VO2peak) will be compared as well.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Program feasibility (recruitment rate, adherence, completion rate, drop-out rate, attrition rate, and adverse events) using patient records at the end of the study<br>2. The (preliminary) effect of the program on other cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) values at inclusion (3-9 weeks in advance of the operation) and again after 3-9 weeks of training<br>3. The effect of the program with the Luscii-app using a questionnaire at the first postoperative, outpatient control