Effects of Ground-based Walking Training in Pulmonary Hypertension

Istanbul University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Hypertension

Treatments: Other: Ground-based walking training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03762577

30146

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a hemodynamic and physiopathological condition that is defined as an increase in pulmonary artery pressure ≥25 mmHg when measured at resting with symptoms such as dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain, and syncope. PH characterized by decreased exercise capacity, quality of life, peripheral muscle strength, balance, and physical inactivity. It is recommended that patients with PH should be included in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs in addition to medical treatment. Ground-based walking training is a safe and effective method for COPD patients. In the literature, there are no studies evaluating the effects of ground-based walking training in PH patients.

Full description

The aim of this project is to determine the effect of ground-based walking training on physical activity, exercise capacity, balance, peripheral muscle strength and quality of life in patients with PH.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-80 years
• Diagnosed with PH
• Followed by the department of chest diseases at least six months
• Not participating in the rehabilitation program in last year

Exclusion criteria

• Functional group four due to WHO functional classification
• PH due to left heart diseases, PH due to lung diseases and/or hypoxia
• Treatment and medication change in the last three months
• Cooperation problems
• Patients with successful pulmonary endarterectomy operation
• Smoking
• Patients with uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases
• Patients with orthopeadic and/or neurologic disorders that could limit exercise tests
• Syncope history in recent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Training Group

Experimental group

Description:

Training group will attend ground-based walking training under the supervision of a physiotherapist for 2 days and 30 minutes a week. Patients will walk for 1-2 days in a week without supervision.

Treatment:

Other: Ground-based walking training

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patient education will be given and no intervention will be made.