Effect of Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Frailty in Candidates for Lung-Transplantation

NCT ID: NCT03895931

Last Updated: 2020-09-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-03

Study Completion Date

2020-03-31

Brief Summary

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Frailty in lung transplant candidates increases the risk of delisting and adverse transplantation outcome \[1\]. Furthermore, preoperative frailty is associated with a higher one-year-mortality rate after transplantation in frail compared to non-frail candidates. Mortality increases with severity of frailty \[2,3\].

Decreasing the frailty-status of a LTx-candidate is therefore an approach to improve the pre- and also posttransplant situation. There is some evidence that frailty in LTx-candidates can be decreased by a homebased Rehabilitation \[5\]. However, at the moment these possible benefits are unknown for an inpatient rehabilitation. Therefore the aim of this study is to observe the effect of a three-week inpatient rehabilitation on frailty in lung transplant candidates.

Detailed Description

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Rationale:

Frailty is a complex clinical syndrome describing a loss of physical and/or cognitive functionality which leads to a decreased resistance to stressors such as operations or illness. It is associated with increased number of falls, exacerbations, adverse health outcomes and a higher mortality \[6-9\]. Frail LTx-candidates have a higher risk of being delisted before transplantation, adverse transplantation outcomes and a higher one-year-mortality compared to non frail candidates. However, studies show that frailty can be decreased by physical training \[10-12\]. A recent prospective cohort study in the UK observed a significant decrease of frailty in patients with COPD participating at an inpatient rehabilitation programme \[4\]. Singer et al. (USA) could detect a significant decrease of frailty by a homebased training for LTx-candidates \[5\].

Aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a three-week inpatient rehabilitation programme on physical frailty (measured by Short Physical Performance Battery) in lung transplant candidates. Additionally, other functional measures as well as the cognitive, social and psychological state will be assessed in order to better understand the complex syndrome of frailty and the effects of rehabilitation.

Design:

This study is a prospective observational trial. The number of 32 participants is based on a sample size calculation. Asssessments will take place in the beginning of rehabilitation programme and at discharge.

Conditions

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Advanced Lung Disease COPD ILD

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participation in an inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation programme (Schön Klinik BGL, Germany)
* Lung Transplant candidates (already listed or listed during rehabilitation)
* Indication: COPD or ILD
* written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Non compliance at assessments
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Klaus Kenn

Professor Dr. med. Klaus Kenn

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Klaus Kenn, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Philipps University Marburg

Locations

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Klinikum Berchtesgadener Land, Schön Kliniken

Schönau am Königssee, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Singer JP, Diamond JM, Gries CJ, McDonnough J, Blanc PD, Shah R, Dean MY, Hersh B, Wolters PJ, Tokman S, Arcasoy SM, Ramphal K, Greenland JR, Smith N, Heffernan P, Shah L, Shrestha P, Golden JA, Blumenthal NP, Huang D, Sonett J, Hays S, Oyster M, Katz PP, Robbins H, Brown M, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Bacchetta M, Bush E, D'Ovidio F, Rushefski M, Raza K, Christie JD, Lederer DJ. Frailty Phenotypes, Disability, and Outcomes in Adult Candidates for Lung Transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Dec 1;192(11):1325-34. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201506-1150OC.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26258797 (View on PubMed)

Wilson ME, Vakil AP, Kandel P, Undavalli C, Dunlay SM, Kennedy CC. Pretransplant frailty is associated with decreased survival after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Feb;35(2):173-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.014. Epub 2015 Oct 19.

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Singer JP, Soong A, Bruun A, Bracha A, Chin G, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Rigler J, Golden JA, Greenland JR, Garvey C. A mobile health technology enabled home-based intervention to treat frailty in adult lung transplant candidates: A pilot study. Clin Transplant. 2018 Jun;32(6):e13274. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13274. Epub 2018 Jun 20.

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Speechley M, Tinetti M. Falls and injuries in frail and vigorous community elderly persons. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1991 Jan;39(1):46-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1991.tb05905.x.

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McIsaac DI, Taljaard M, Bryson GL, Beaule PE, Gagne S, Hamilton G, Hladkowicz E, Huang A, Joanisse JA, Lavallee LT, MacDonald D, Moloo H, Thavorn K, van Walraven C, Yang H, Forster AJ. Frailty as a Predictor of Death or New Disability After Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2020 Feb;271(2):283-289. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002967.

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de Labra C, Guimaraes-Pinheiro C, Maseda A, Lorenzo T, Millan-Calenti JC. Effects of physical exercise interventions in frail older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. BMC Geriatr. 2015 Dec 2;15:154. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0155-4.

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Other Identifiers

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Frailty pre-LTX

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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