Heart trasnplantation
Conditions
Interventions
A group of 15 heart transplant patients and 15 healthy individuals will be submitted to evaluations and the incremental inspiratory load test, which will be performed in two days. In order to assess t
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: This study will include adult individuals aged between 18 and 65 years old; of both sexes; who has had heart transplant surgery over a period of 12 months; sedentary; with clinical stability; making regular use of immunosuppressive therapy; no change in medication class within three months prior to the start of the research. Those healthy adult individuals between 18 and 65 years old will be included; sedentary; non smokers; non-drug user; without cardiac involvement.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients using pacemakers will be excluded; with HF reactivation or Chagas disease; smoker; alcoholism; using corticosteroids; with obstructive disorder. In addition to patients who present psychological changes that make it impossible to understand the commands required for evaluation. All patients with orthopedic diseases will be excluded; musculoskeletal; neurological or respiratory problems that make it impossible to perform the incremental load test; diabetes; patients who induce dialysis or cardiovascular disease; in addition to patients who have psychic changes that make it impossible to understand the commands required for evaluation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diaphragmatic mobility in spontaneous breathing and total lung capacity through ultrasound. ;Heart rate variability during an incremental holter test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body composition using the bioimpedance scale ;Submaximal cardiorespiratory capacity, through the 6-minute walk test | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna Eugênia Vasconcelos do;Daniella Barros;Brandão
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco ;Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed