Imminently Effect of Interval Training With High Intensity (HIT) After Heart Transplantation

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Heart Transplantation

Treatments: Other: moderate exercise; Other: interval training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02602834

2015/97/REK sør-øst A

Details and patient eligibility

About

High intensity Interval training (HIT) has repeatedly been documented to have superior positive effects on oxygen uptake and general physical health compared to continuous moderate exercise in healthy individuals and patients with heart disease. Recently, the same effect has been shown in heart transplanted recipients. Which mechanisms that explains this difference is uncertain; the effect can be due to changes in the heart or changes in the peripheral tissue and muscles. To explore these mechanisms the investigators will in this study compare two different exercise modalities, and explore how different biomarkers change in blood, related to exercise.

Full description

15 heart transplanted recipients (and 5 healthy controls) will be included in the study. Each patient will have three study-days.

The study is designed to be a cross-over study. And randomisation will decide which training they will have som training session 1 and training session 2; Interval or continuous training.

Before starting the two training sessions they will measure oxygen uptake and baseline blood samples.

During each exercise session the patients will take blood samples during and after exercise.

After first study admission the patients will have a wash out period for 1 week until first training session, and another week until the last session.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria (HTx):

• 1-10 years after heart transplantation
• Lives in Oslo or near Oslo
• Stable health condition
• Optimal medical treatment/ medication
• No limiting physical handicap
• Written consent

Inclusion healthy control:

• No verified heart disease
• Willing to preform the study
• Over 18 years
• Written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 1 year or over 10 year since HTx.
• Lives far from Oslo
• Unstable health condition
• Not optimal medical treatment and/ or medication
• Limiting physical handicap
• Under 18 years
• Not written consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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19 participants in 2 patient groups

HTx

Experimental group

Description:

Heart transplant recipients n=15

Treatment:

Other: moderate exercise

Other: interval training

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Healthy controls n=5

Treatment:

Other: moderate exercise

Other: interval training