Status:
RECRUITING
Respiratory Strength Training in Heart Transplant Recipients
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Conditions:
Dysphagia
Heart Transplant Recipients
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This research study is investigating whether completing breathing exercises before surgery helps heart transplant patients recover after surgery. Previous studies have shown that breathing exercises c...
Detailed Description
This study will involve three in-person research evaluations to our lab or in the hospital that will last 45 minutes- 1 hour and will consist of a screening, breathing and cough testing, swallow funct...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult (18-90 years old)
- Not pregnant
- Undergoing evaluation or actively waitlisted for heart transplantation at VUMC with a waitlist status of 1-6
- Have a computer, tablet or electronic device with a stable internet connection for telehealth sessions (outpatient)
- Be willing to undergo testing procedures and complete the exercise training program.
Exclusion
- Individual \<18 years old, \>90 years old
- Pregnant
- No access to a computer, tablet or electronic device with a stable internet connection for telehealth sessions
- Unwilling or unable to undergo testing procedures and complete the exercise training program.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 17 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06190171
Start Date
May 17 2024
End Date
March 31 2027
Last Update
May 31 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232