Effects of a Whole Body Vibration Training in Patients After Lung Transplantation

Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patients Following Lung Transplantation (Single and Double)

Treatments: Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation + whole body vibration training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01480960

LTX2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pulmonary rehabilitation has been established as an evidence-based and recommended therapy in patients following lung transplantation. Exercise training has been shown to be a cornerstone of an inpatient rehabilitation program to reduce muscle dysfunction and improve exercise performance. In our study we will investigate the benefit of a whole body vibration training in addition to a standard pulmonary rehabilitation program that includes endurance and strength training. We will include a total of 140 patients (70 patients < 1 year after lung Transplantation and 70 patients > 1 year after lung Transplantation). Our hypothesis is that an addtitional whole body vibration training produces a greater benefit to exercise capacity in lung transplantat patients (LTx).

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• participation in an inpatient rehabilitation program
• double or single lung transplantation due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Alpha-1-antitrypsine deficiency, interstitial lung disease

Exclusion criteria

• severe exacerbation in the last 4 weeks with the necessity of delivering antibiotics/ corticosteroids
• non-compliance

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Whole body vibration training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Whole body vibration training in addition to pulmonary rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation + whole body vibration training

No whole body vibration training

No Intervention group

Description:

Pulmonary rehabilitation without whole body vibration training