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- Clinical Trial NCT04224025
Training Single Arm
Influence of Breath- and Movementtherapy to Clinical and Molecular Parameter in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The aim of this prospective, randomized, controlled study in patients with pulmonary hypertension, who are under stable optimized treatment for at least 2 months, is to examine the effect of an additional exercise and respiratory therapy.
The aim criteria measures the clinical parameters to record the effect of the training plus molecular parameter to evaluate the effectiveness of the training. The molecular parameters are composed of laboratory parameter and inflammatory parameter as well as genetic analyses, measurements of epigenetic changes measured by microRNA Expressions and DNA-methylation.
The study parameters will be assessed in the patient's routine examinations. Clinical parameters comprise of hemodynamic assessment of pulmonary arterial pressure during exercise, pump function of left and right ventricle, and further echocardiographic parameters. Improvement of exercise capacity will be measured by the change of six-minute walking distance, the breathing economics, the world health organization functional class (WHO functional class), peak oxygen consumption and blood gas analysis. The quality of life will be assessed with the SF-36 questionnaire. Data for survival analysis will be gained by structured phone interviews . The safety of the training is warranted by long-term, rest- and stress-ECG, safety laboratory, systemic blood pressure, heart frequency, oxygen saturation and occurrence of adverse events.
Patients will be examined in the Thoraxklinik Heidelberg. Patients of the training group will take part in a specific, 3-week inpatient training program at the rehabilitation center Königstuhl Heidelberg. The training program consists of exercise and respiratory therapy as well as a mental gait training. Respiratory therapy will be performed 5 times/week for 30 minutes. Furthermore, 15-25 minutes low dosed interval training on a bicycle ergometer, dumbbell training of particular muscle groups with low weights and supervised walks on ground-level will be scheduled 5-7 times/week. Three- to five times a week a "mental gait training" is conducted to estimate the patient's individual physical abilities and limitations. The heart rate during exerciseand the intensity of the training will be closely monitored and individually adjusted. After three weeks of in-hospital rehabilitation the patients are asked to continue the training for twelve further weeks at home. All patients will be examined before the training program, at the end of the in-hospital phase after three weeks and after 15 weeks.
The control examinations cover the medical history, WHO functional class, physical examination, ECG, echocardiography at rest and during exercise, spiroergometry, quality of life, blood-gas analysis, lung function, 6-minute walking distance, oxygen saturation, blood pressure and heart rate, laboratory tests. An optional magnet resonance imaging at the beginning and after three months may also be conducted. At baseline, an optional genetic assessment will be performed; and at the beginning, after three and 15 weeks the expression levels of micro RNA and methylation of the DNA will be assessed. Medication will remain stable throughout the study.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Heidelberg, Germany, 69126
- Recruiting
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg University Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Consent form
- Men and women >18 years
- Symptomatic PH (WHO-FC II-IV) invasive diagnostis with right heart catheterization: mPAP >25mmHg and a stable optimized treatment for at least 2 month
- Patients who are able to understand and agree to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Variation in the medication during the last 2 months
- Patients with signs of right heart decompensation
- Major walking problems
- Unclear diagnosis
- No invasive clarification of the PH
- Acute illness, infections and fever
- Grave lung disease with FEV1 <50% or TLC <70% from target
- Further conclusion criteria are followed: acrive myokarditis, unstable angina pectoris, movement induced ventricular rhythmdisturbance, decompensation of the right hart insufficiency, meaningful heartvitien, hyperthrophic obstructive cardiomyopathie or a high grade reduced left ventricular pump function
- Acute psychosis or other conditions which appears a reduced understanding
- Patiets with metallic valvular or other metallic implants
- Incorporated ferromagnetic materials or for the MRI incompatibel activce medicinal products
- Claustrophobia
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: exercise and respiratory therapy
Rehabilitation program for three weeks in-Hospital and continuation at home
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three weeks in-Hospital exercise Rehabilitation program with continuation at home (total 15 weeks).
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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6-minute Walking distance
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Walking distance in metres
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Peak oxygen consumption
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Peak oxygen consumption during cardiopulmonary exercise testing
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Ventilatory equivalent, assessed during cardiopulmonary exercise testing at Peak exercise
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Ventilatory equivalent during cardiopulmonary exercise testing
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Workload during cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Peak workload in Watts
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Epigenetic mechanisms; changes in micro RNA methylation/expression
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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changes in epigenetic mechanisms
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Echocardiography systolic pulmonary arterial pressure
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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systolic pulmonary arterial pressure
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Echocardiography right ventricular area
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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right ventricular area in cm^2
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Echocardiography right atrial area
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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right atrial area in cm^2
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Echocardiography tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Echocardiography right ventricular pump function
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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right ventricular pump function qualitative
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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World Health Organization functional class
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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functional class of patient's symptoms
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Laboratory NT-proBNP
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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NT-proBNP as marker of right heart insufficiency
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Quality of life physical Summation score; scores from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better outcome
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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short form health Survey 36 physical Summation score
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Quality of life mental Summation score; scores from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better outcome
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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short form health Survey 36 mental Summation score
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Blood gas Analysis Oxygen saturation
Time Frame: change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Oxygen Saturation at rest
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change from baseline to final assessment after 3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Training single arm
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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