Exercise Training in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Study Purpose

In this study, the effects of kettlebell exercise training on functional capacity, dyspnea and activities of daily living in patients diagnosed with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) will be investigated.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years and Over
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by a specialist physician in accordance with the 2015 guideline for the treatment and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension of the European Heart and Respiratory Societies (ERS/ESC), - Patients with stable pharmacological treatment, - Patients clinically stable at least last three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of orthopedic or neurological problems that will affect functional tests and muscle strength measurement, - Recent surgical procedures, - Recent syncope, - Pregnancy, - Presence of severe left heart failure, - Presence of severe ischemic heart disease, - Hypertensive patients, - Patients who have problems in communicating.

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT05242380
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	N/A
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	Rengin Demir, PhD, PT
Principal Investigator Affiliation	Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Other
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	Turkey
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Kettlebell Exercise

8-week, 3-day/week supervised training will be applied to the participants in this group. After the initial assessment, patients in this group will receive a one-session education on the pathophysiology of PAH, the benefits of physical activity, and energy conservation techniques during activities of daily living. Pharmacological treatment of patients in this group will be continued.

No Intervention: Control

Any intervention will not be performed. After the initial assessment, patients in this group will receive a one-session education on the pathophysiology of PAH, the benefits of physical activity, and energy conservation techniques during activities of daily living. Pharmacological treatment of patients in this group will be continued.

Interventions

Other: - Kettlebell Exercise

The exercise training plan for this group consists of 4 stages. Each stage lasts 2 weeks and consist of 5 kettlebell (KB) exercises. These exercises will continue from basic (single movement training) to advanced (comprehensive movement training) and is geared towards functional training. Participants will perform 2 sets of 12 repetitions of each exercise. Each training session is planned to last 45 minutes. The following exercises will be used in KB training: biceps curl, triceps extension, kettlebell swing (two-handed), kettlebell dead lift, kettlebell goblet squat, suitcase carry, waiter carry, bottoms up carry, farmer's walk, overhead carry, lunge, kettlebell row.

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