Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: does anaerobic threshold increase after a prescribed exercise programme in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms under surveillance?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN32335568

Enrollment

Registered

2007-05-18

Start date

2006-10-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Abdominal aortic aneurysms under surveillance Circulatory System Aneurysms

Interventions

Cardiopulmonary exercise tests - the subjects have to complete this in week zero, five and seven of the study (the control and the exercise groups both complete these tests). Six week prescribed super

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm patients under surveillance 2. Size of aneurysm less than 5.5 cm in diameter

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Medical exclusions to exercise - severe aortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2. Inability to climb a flight of stairs (baseline level of fitness) 3. Inability to complete the cardiopulmonary exercise test

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in anaerobic threshold between week zero and week seven.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in anaerobic threshold between week zero and week five.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026