Study on Heart Rate Variability in Cardiac Transplant Recipients With Exercise and After Exercise Training
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01760538 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 4, 2013
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cardiac Transplant Disorder | Behavioral: Exercise training Behavioral: usual care | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Study on Heart Rate Variability in Cardiac Transplant Recipients With Exercise and After Exercise Training |
Study Start Date : | August 2001 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2003 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2003 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: exercise group
exercise training
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Behavioral: Exercise training
exercise training |
Active Comparator: Control
usual care
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Behavioral: usual care
received usual medical care after heart transplantation |
- Heart rate variability [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]R-R interval difference
- Exercise capacity [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]oxygen consumption
- Quality of life [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]This outcome measures how good life the patients have

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Heart transplant recipients with stable post operation condition
- Age between 20-70 years
- No acute or severe chronic rejection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any condition that might affect exercise performance

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01760538
Taiwan | |
National Taiwan University Hospital | |
Taipei, Taiwan, 100 |
Study Director: | Ying-Tai Wu, Doctor | National Taiwan University Hospital |
Responsible Party: | National Taiwan University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01760538 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1913 NSC 90-2314-B-002-313 NSC 91-2314-B-002-320 |
First Posted: | January 4, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 4, 2013 |
Last Verified: | November 2012 |
Cardiac transplant recipients Heart rate variability Exercise training |