Is it Possible to Use the Timed Performance Tests in Lung Transplantation Candidates to Determine the Exercise Capacity?

NCT ID: NCT03531138

Last Updated: 2018-10-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 43 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-05-20
• Study Completion Date: 2018-10-01

Brief Summary

Lung transplantation candidates will be performed a 3-month hospital-based preoperative exercise training. A 6-minute walk test, a 10-meter walking speed test and a 5-times sit to stand test will be performed to determine the exercise capacity of the patient. The tests will be carried out at the beginning and end of rehabilitation. At each testing session, the tests will be performed sequentially by the same physiotherapist, giving 20 minute rest periods within the same day. It will be analyzed how the test data correlate with each other and how the delta values calculated for each test reflect the rehabilitation outcomes calculated after the exercise program.

Detailed Description

Severe exercise intolerance exists in lung transplant candidates. Completion of the test period in the field tests used in determining the exercise capacity of these patients is extremely difficult. The exercise capacity, which is considered as an important criterion in the decision of the lung transplant decision and in the determination of the clinical profile of the patient, necessitates the development of different test methods which are more suitable for the application of the measurement in this patient population.

In this study lung transplantation candidates will be performed a 3-month hospital-based preoperative exercise training. A 6-minute walk test, a 10-meter walking speed test and a 5-times sit to stand test will be performed to determine the exercise capacity of the patient. The tests will be carried out at the beginning and end of rehabilitation. At each testing session, the tests will be performed sequentially by the same physiotherapist, giving 20 minute rest periods within the same day. It will be analyzed how the test data correlate with each other and how the delta values calculated for each test reflect the rehabilitation outcomes calculated after the exercise program.

Conditions

Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Exercise Capacity; Exercise Test

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Pulmonary rehabilitation group

All patients will undergo supervised pulmonary rehabilitation program on 2 days per week for 3 months. Apart from that, they will ask to perform the home exercise program which is scheduled as 3 days per week.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

All patients will undergo supervised pulmonary rehabilitation program on 2 days per week for 3 months. Apart from that, they will ask to perform the home exercise program which is scheduled as 3 days per week and fill out the exercise follow-up form. Supervised exercise sessions consist of aerobic(treadmill walking, bicycle training, arm ergometer training) and strengthening training(free weights). A 6-min walk test, a 10-meter walking speed test and a 5 times sit to stand test will be performed to determine the exercise capacity of the patient. The tests will be carried out at the beginning and end of rehabilitation. At each testing session, the tests will be performed sequentially by the same physiotherapist, giving 20 minute rest periods within the same day.

Interventions

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

All patients will undergo supervised pulmonary rehabilitation program on 2 days per week for 3 months. Apart from that, they will ask to perform the home exercise program which is scheduled as 3 days per week and fill out the exercise follow-up form. Supervised exercise sessions consist of aerobic(treadmill walking, bicycle training, arm ergometer training) and strengthening training(free weights). A 6-min walk test, a 10-meter walking speed test and a 5 times sit to stand test will be performed to determine the exercise capacity of the patient. The tests will be carried out at the beginning and end of rehabilitation. At each testing session, the tests will be performed sequentially by the same physiotherapist, giving 20 minute rest periods within the same day.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• To be taken to the list for lung transplant
• Do not have any addiction that may interfere with exercise

Exclusion Criteria

-Do not accept to study

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

esra pehlivan

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Yedikule Chest Disease Hospital

Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

performans_2018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id