Effects Exercise Training in Patients With Pituitary Adenoma

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pituitary Adenoma

Treatments: Other: Aerobic exercise combined with strength training; Other: Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04284605

KA-180156

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study planned to investigate the effects of aerobic training combined with strengthening training and yoga on biochemical factors, physical performance and quality of life in people with pituitary adenoma. The hypotheses are; H1: Aerobic training combined with strengthening training is effective on biochemical factors in people with pituitary adenoma.

H2: Aerobic training combined with strengthening training is effective on physical performance in people with pituitary adenoma.

H3: Aerobic training combined with strengthening training is effective on quality of life in people with pituitary adenoma.

H4: Yoga is effective on biochemical factors in people with pituitary adenoma. H5: Yoga is effective on physical performance in people with pituitary adenoma. H6: Yoga is effective on quality of life in people with pituitary adenoma. H7: Aerobic training combined with strengthening training and yoga is effective on biochemical factors, physical performance and quality of life in people with pituitary adenoma.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• volunteers
• macroadenomas
• at least 1 hormonal axis affected
• Karnofsky Perfomance Scale between 70-100
• 18-65 years
• approved by cardiologists

Exclusion criteria

• regular exercise habit
• acute pain in many part of the body
• additional neurologic condititons
• any rheumatological and immunologic conditions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Group1

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic exercise combined with strength training

Other: Yoga

Group2

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic exercise combined with strength training

Other: Yoga