Trial reportHealth and quality of life outcomes2020
High-intensity interval training and health-related quality of life in de novo heart transplant recipients - results from a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Health and quality of life outcomes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01796379 (High Intensity Training in de Novo Heart Transplant Recipients in Scandinavia), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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High Intensity Training in de Novo Heart Transplant Recipients in Scandinavia
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rates of compliance and adherence to high-intensity interval training: a systematic review and Meta-analyses.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval vs. Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Kinesiophobia, Physical Limitations and Psychological Distress as Barriers to Physical Activity in Heart Transplantation Patients: A Qualitative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of biological sex on heart transplant patients admitted to cardiac rehabilitation: A 10-year retrospective cohort study.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2024Article
- The association between body mass index, exercise capacity, and health-related quality of life in heart transplant recipients.Frontiers in transplantation · 2024Article
- Prevention and Rehabilitation After Heart Transplantation: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, Heart Failure Association of the ESC, and the European Cardio Thoracic Transplant Association, a Section of ESOT.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024Article
- The impact of high intensity training and sports on recipients of solid organ transplants: a narrative review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Review
- Low-volume combined aerobic and resistance high-intensity interval training in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Heart Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health services insights · 2023Article
- Cardiac Rehabilitation in German Speaking Countries of Europe-Evidence-Based Guidelines from Germany, Austria and Switzerland LLKardReha-DACH-Part 2.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- The Effects and Mechanisms of Exercise on the Treatment of Depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
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13 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundStudies on the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIT) compared with moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after heart transplantation (HTx) is scarce. No available studies among de novo HTx recipients exists. This study aimed to investigate the effect of HIT vs. MICT on HRQoL in de novo recipients.
methodsThe HITTS study randomized eighty-one de novo HTx recipients to receive either HIT or MICT (1:1). The HIT intervention were performed with 2-4 interval bouts with an intensity of 85-95% of maximal effort. The MICT group exercised at an intensity of 60-80% of their maximal effort with a duration of 25 min. HRQoL was assessed by the Short Form-36 version 2 (SF-36v2) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, mean 11 weeks after surgery and after a nine months' intervention. The participants recorded their subjective effect of the interventions on their general health and well-being on a numeric visual analogue scale. Clinical examinations and physical tests were performed. Differences between groups were investigated with independent Student t-tests and with Mann-Whitney U tests where appropriate. Within-group differences were analyzed with Paired-Sample t-tests and Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests. Correlations between SF-36 scores and VO
resultsSeventy-eight participants completed the intervention. Both exercise modes were associated with improved exercise capacity on the physical function scores of HRQoL. Mental health scores remained unchanged. No differences in the change in HRQoL between the groups occurred except for Role Emotional subscale with a larger increase in the HIT arm. Better self-reported physical function was associated with higher VO
conclusionHIT and MICT resulted in similar mean changes in HRQoL the first year after HTx. Both groups experienced significant improvements in the physical SF-36v2.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT01796379 Registered 18 February 2013.
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