In order to evaluate Long term effects of whole Body Vibration (wbv) in patients with PAH and CTEPH patients will get a training device to use at home for 3 months. Patients in the Intervention group will be introduced in the training program on the wbv-device in the study center 3-4 times and baseline Parameters will be collected before start of the home based training. Patients randomized into the placebo arm be introduced into the training program according to the interventional arm but not perfoming the exercises on the wbv-device but on the floor.
Screening (day -21 until day -7): Subjects will be evaluated according to In- and Exclusion critera Randomization (day -7): Subjects will be randomized to either Intervention Group (training on wbv platform) or non-Intervention Group (training without wbv). Introduction Week -1(-7d-d1): All subjects will receive introduction in their training Month 1: Day 1: From this day subjects are supposed to start their training accoridng to protocol Day 2: Telephone Visit Day 5: Telephone Visit Day 7: Telephone Visit Day 10: Telephone Visit Day 13: Telephone Visit Day 20: Telephone Visit Day 27: Telephone Visit Week 4, Day 28: Study center Visit: 6MWD, QoL-Questionnaire, AEs, re-training Month 2: Week 5, Day 34: Week 6, Day 41: Week 7, Day 48: Week 8, Day 55: Month 3: Week 9, Day 62: Week 10, Day 69: Week 11, Day 76: Week 12, Day 83: Final Visit
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
3 month home based training on whole Body Vibration platform GALILEO
exercises at home on the floor
Spezialambulanz für pulmonale Hypertonie Uniklinik Köln
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
RECRUITINGChanges in 6 Minute Walking distance
Time frame: 3 months
Changes in 6 Minute Walking distance
Time frame: 4 weeks interm analysis
Changes in Peak Oxygen uptake in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
Time frame: 3 months
Changes in Peak Oxygen uptake in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Changes in Quality of Life
Time frame: 3 months
Changes in Quality of Life
Time frame: 4 weeks
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