Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Girls (8-18y) with Turner Sydrome.

University Hospital, Ghent20 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to have a beter insight in the exercise tolerance in girls with Turner Syndrome aged 8-18 years . The main question it aims to answer is: Is there a difference in VO2 max comparing Turner syndrome girls with standard values? How do cardiovascular parameters change during exercise (heart rate, bloodpressure, ...) Participants will perform a cyclo-ergometry in a standardised way.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Turner Syndrome

Interventions

Cardiopulmonary exercise testDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

To our knowledge, this is the first study to perform CPET's in Turner Girls aged \<18 years

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Turner syndrome girls aged 8-18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Severe mental impairement making it impossible to perform an exercise test

Locations (1)

Ghent University Hospital

Ghent, Belgium

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

VO2 max

VO2 max is the maximum volume (V) of oxygen (O2) your body can process during exercise

Time frame: Whitin a week after the CPET

Secondary Outcomes

Bloodpressure

Time frame: Whitin a week after the CPET

Heart rate

Time frame: Whitin a week after the CPET

Central Contacts

Dr. Debo

CONTACT

093329813 bauke.debo@uzgent.be

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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