[PDF] Top 20 Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of exercise training in pulmonary hypertension (ExTra_PH)

... of exercise training in PH and suggested exercise can be both beneficial and safe, even for patients with severe disease [7, ...improved exercise capacity and quality of life following ... See full document

... FISCU study will provide preliminary evidence about the effective- ness of supervised exercise training as an adjunct ther- apy for enhancing ulcer healing, physical fitness and health-related ... See full document

... a randomised, controlled trial in Norway with two parallel arms; one intervention group and one control ...organized exercise training three times per week, starting in gestation week ... See full document

... Laser Doppler fluximetry and iontophoresis will be used to assess cutaneous microvascular function [31] in the gai- ter area of the affected leg. We will assess areas of skin that are in close proximity to the ulcer but ... See full document

... RCT protocol and discuss some important methodological issues regarding conducting an intervention ...this study untrained ...an exercise intervention might not be as untrained as they report ... See full document

... Venous blood samples will be collected prior to the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) by a trained phlebotomist. Forty millilitres of blood will be extracted into vacutainer tubes, and two tubes will be sent to a ... See full document

... As exercise capacity is a prognostic indicator in COPD, any skeletal muscle dysfunction that reduces exercise per- formance can affect disease severity over time by reducing exercise capacity ...of ... See full document

... of exercise training depend largely on the type, intensity and volume of the exercise stimulus ...of exercise prescription in other chronic diseases has been moderate-intensity continuous ... See full document

... on pulmonary function (by GPower ...CaRe study is that the addition of OT towards endur- ance exercise training increases inspiratory vital capacity (IVC) by 12% during the follow-up of CABG ... See full document

... of exercise training across the entire range of ...to exercise training better than ...as exercise induced hypoxia and pulmonary hypertension [2,9], may also affect the ... See full document

... functional signs of dyspnoea ‘too breath- less’ and fatigability ‘too weak’ often lead patients to abandon PR programmes prema- turely. 6 7 Some patients are unable to reach the required training intensity to ... See full document

... current study aiming for a sample size of 150 patients will be one of the largest RCTs in this ...specific training compared to patient education and patient-directed free physical ... See full document

... the study if they demonstrate deterioration in their clinical status (time to clinical worsening), defined by the presence of two or more of the following [38,39]: (i) escalation of medical therapy (increased dose ... See full document

... The exercise programmes will be indivi- dualised, based on each participant’s personal goals and a written exercise programme, compiled by the physio- therapist will be ...supervised exercise ... See full document

... economic study undertaken to obtain an array of output measures alongside the ...and training costs for the lay health workers and experienced nurse, as well as communication costs (such as telephone calls, ... See full document

... economic study undertaken to obtain an array of output measures alongside the ...and training costs for the lay health workers and experienced nurse, as well as communication costs (such as telephone calls, ... See full document

... The intervention group will undergo MT prior to TJA, with a ‘booster’ session at 3 months post-surgery. The 8-week program will be conducted on-site through the Department of Psychiatry at SVHM by MBSR-qualified in- ... See full document

... This protocol describes a two-arm, prospective, randomized controlled trial that will explore the cardioprotective effect of a structured exercise program in women with BC undergoing ... See full document

... main trial) with comparisons of 4 numerically unbalanced, sub-groups of patients with or without viability undergoing treatment with CABG or medical therapy - raising concerns over the statistical adequacy of the ... See full document

... proposed study is that it is one of the first studies examining a program to increase emotional resilience in a residential setting and is also the only Dutch CBT program specifically adapted to adolescents with ... See full document