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Recruiting NCT06480656
Eccentric Cycling Exercise During Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Trial Parameters
Condition Eccentric Cycling Exercise
Sponsor University of Zurich
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 22
Sex ALL
Min Age 18 Years
Max Age 85 Years
Start Date 2024-05-29
Completion 2026-06-01
Interventions
Rehabilitation with eccentric cycling exercisenormal rehabilitation
Brief Summary
Eccentric cycling allows high intensities with low metabolic costs. Therefore the aim of this project is to investigate whether ECC improves exercise capacity and possibly hemodynamics during prolonged rehabilitation programs in patients with PVD
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with PVD, either PAH or CTEPH according to recent guidelines * Stable medication for at least 1 month * Age 18 to 85 years * No resting hypoxemia (PaO2 \>7.3kPa) Exclusion Criteria: * Any co-morbidity that limits the patient to participate the full rehabilitation * Enrollments in other trials with active treatments