Aerobic Exercise Training in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

30

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2015

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2018

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2018

Conditions
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Interventions
OTHER

Upper extremity aerobic exercise training

"Training group will receive upper extremity aerobic exercise training using arm ergometer at 50-80% of maximal heart rate and breathing exercises.~Training will exercise with arm ergometer 3days/week, for 6 weeks with the assistance of a physiotherapist. Training workload will be undercontrol both using target heart rate and Modified Borg dyspnea scale. Training group will also perform breathing exercises 120 times/day, 7 days/week, for 6 weeks."

OTHER

Alternative upper extremity exercises

"Control group will receive alternative upper extremity exercises and breathing exercises. Control group will perform alternative upper extremity exercises 3days/week, for 6 weeks and also breathing exercises 120 times/day, 7 days/week, for 6 weeks.~Control group will be followed-up by telephone once a week."

Trial Locations (1)

06500

Gazi University, Ankara

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Gazi University

OTHER

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