Study on Heart Rate Variability in Cardiac Transplant Recipients With Exercise and After Exercise Training

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Transplant Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: usual care; Behavioral: Exercise training

• Registration Number: NCT01760538
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes on heart rate variability, exercise capacity, activities of daily living, and quality of life after aerobic exercise training in cardiac transplant recipients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2001-08
• Primary Completion: 2003-09
• Study Completion: 2003-09
• Status Verified: 2012-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-03
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-04
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Heart transplant recipients with stable post operation condition
• Age between 20-70 years
• No acute or severe chronic rejection

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Exclusion Criteria

• Any condition that might affect exercise performance

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	usual care	usual care
exercise group	Exercise training	exercise training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate variability	8 weeks	R-R interval difference

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exercise capacity	8 weeks	oxygen consumption
Quality of life	8 weeks	This outcome measures how good life the patients have

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan