None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The researchers wish to compare the outcomes of a longer duration(14weeks) to a shorter duration (7weeks) exercise rehabilitation following lung transplantation. Those who give informed consent will be randomised to longer or shorter programs and will be over 18years of age. All participants will undergo standard exercise program for 7 weeks, comprising thrice weekly supervised exercise in the physiotherapy department. The longer duration will receive a further 7 weeks of exercise training. Both groups will receive standard post transplant education sessions and maintain an exercise diary. Functional exercise capacity, lower limb strength training and quality of life measures will be obtained at baseline, 7 weeks, 14 weeks and 6 months. At present there is no data describibg the likely magnitude of differences in outcomes between longer and shorter rehabilitation programs.
Interventions
cardiovascular exercise on a treadmill and bike ergometer,muscle strength training exercises including squats,step ups, resisted weight training for legs, arms and core muscles for 1 hour ,3 times a week for a total of 7 weeks in a class setting run by a senior physiotherapist.
Sponsors
The Alfred Hospital
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
lung transplant for conditions other than pulmonary hypertension & heart lung transplant
Exclusion criteria
lung transplant for pulmonary hypertension, heart lung transplant admission to an inpatient facility & non victorian patients
Outcome results
None listed