Study on Heart Rate Variability in Cardiac Transplant Recipients With Exercise and After Exercise Training

National Taiwan University Hospital30 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes on heart rate variability, exercise capacity, activities of daily living, and quality of life after aerobic exercise training in cardiac transplant recipients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cardiac Transplant Disorder

Interventions

Exercise trainingBEHAVIORAL

exercise training

usual careBEHAVIORAL

received usual medical care after heart transplantation

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Heart transplant recipients with stable post operation condition * Age between 20-70 years * No acute or severe chronic rejection Exclusion Criteria: * Any condition that might affect exercise performance

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Heart rate variability

R-R interval difference

Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Exercise capacity

oxygen consumption

Time frame: 8 weeks

Quality of life

This outcome measures how good life the patients have

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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