Exercise Training After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

NCT ID: NCT03966417

Last Updated: 2022-11-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-06-18

Study Completion Date

2020-12-01

Brief Summary

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In this prospective, controlled trial, patient after TAVI will be randomized to either exercise training or usual care group.

Detailed Description

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Patients after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) are particularly old and severely deconditioned and are thus likely to benefit from cardiac rehabilitation programs. In this controlled trial, patients after TAVI will be randomized to either exercise training or usual care.

The aim of our study is to compare the effect of exercise training vs. usual care on:

1. exercise capacity
2. vascular function
3. parameters of heart failure, inflammation and homeostasis
4. arrhythmogenic potential
5. health-related quality of life

Conditions

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Aortic Valve Stenosis TAVI Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Rehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Exercise training group

Patient to be randomized to "exercise training group" will have exercise training sessions 2 times per week for a period of 12 weeks. They will undergo moderate continuous exercise training at 75% of Vo2max.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise training

Intervention Type OTHER

Continuous exercise training 2 times per week for a period of 12 weeks.

Usual care group

Patient to be randomized to "usual care group" will undergo standard care fo 12 weeks.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Exercise training

Continuous exercise training 2 times per week for a period of 12 weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Rehabilitation

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* TAVI procedure 3-6 months prior to inclusion,
* movability (100 meters or more on 6-minute walking test after TAVI),
* ability to attend a 12 week exercise training program,
* physical and clinical ability to attend the rehabilitation program at the discretion of the researcher,
* optimal medical treatment,
* pre-signed statement of a conscious and free consent to the inclusion in the clinical trial.

Exclusion Criteria

* contraindications for exercise training,
* unstable hearth (uncontrollable heart failure - New York Heart Association stage IV, dysrhythmias, uncontrollable myocardial ischemia),
* patient's decision to undergo TAVI despite receiving a recommendation for Surgical Aortic Valve Repair by the heart team,
* non-cardiac physical impairment that would prevent exercise training on stationary bike,
* uncontrolled pulmonary disease (FEV1 \<50%),
* echocardiographic signs of prosthesis dysfunction according to the Valve Academic Research Consortium (valve orifice area of b1.2 cm2 plus a mean transaortic pressure gradient of ≥20 mm Hg, or a velocity of ≥3 m/s, at least moderate paravalvular regurgitation),
* TAVI access site complication,
* important peripheral vascular disease, musculoskeletal disease or central nervous system disease, which prevents exercise training on stationary bike,
* recent (less than 3 months) acute events or illnesses that are contraindications for exercise training.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Medical Centre Ljubljana

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Borut Jug

prof. Borut Jug, MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Borut Jug, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia

Locations

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UMC Ljubljana

Ljubljana, , Slovenia

Site Status

Countries

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Slovenia

References

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Chakos A, Wilson-Smith A, Arora S, Nguyen TC, Dhoble A, Tarantini G, Thielmann M, Vavalle JP, Wendt D, Yan TD, Tian DH. Long term outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): a systematic review of 5-year survival and beyond. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Sep;6(5):432-443. doi: 10.21037/acs.2017.09.10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Pressler A, Christle JW, Lechner B, Grabs V, Haller B, Hettich I, Jochheim D, Mehilli J, Lange R, Bleiziffer S, Halle M. Exercise training improves exercise capacity and quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A randomized pilot trial. Am Heart J. 2016 Dec;182:44-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.08.007. Epub 2016 Aug 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Dalal HM, Doherty P, Taylor RS. Cardiac rehabilitation. BMJ. 2015 Sep 29;351:h5000. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h5000. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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McMahon SR, Ades PA, Thompson PD. The role of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart disease. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2017 Aug;27(6):420-425. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2017.02.005. Epub 2017 Feb 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Butchart EG, Gohlke-Barwolf C, Antunes MJ, Tornos P, De Caterina R, Cormier B, Prendergast B, Iung B, Bjornstad H, Leport C, Hall RJ, Vahanian A; Working Groups on Valvular Heart Disease, Thrombosis, and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology, European Society of Cardiology. Recommendations for the management of patients after heart valve surgery. Eur Heart J. 2005 Nov;26(22):2463-71. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi426. Epub 2005 Aug 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Voller H, Salzwedel A, Nitardy A, Buhlert H, Treszl A, Wegscheider K. Effect of cardiac rehabilitation on functional and emotional status in patients after transcatheter aortic-valve implantation. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015 May;22(5):568-74. doi: 10.1177/2047487314526072. Epub 2014 Feb 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Russo N, Compostella L, Tarantini G, Setzu T, Napodano M, Bottio T, D'Onofrio A, Isabella G, Gerosa G, Iliceto S, Bellotto F. Cardiac rehabilitation after transcatheter versus surgical prosthetic valve implantation for aortic stenosis in the elderly. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2014 Nov;21(11):1341-8. doi: 10.1177/2047487313494029. Epub 2013 Jun 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Abraham LN, Sibilitz KL, Berg SK, Tang LH, Risom SS, Lindschou J, Taylor RS, Borregaard B, Zwisler AD. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for adults after heart valve surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 May 7;5(5):CD010876. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010876.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33962483 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UKCLFitTAVI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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