ArticleBMJ open2021
Pulmonary hypertension and home-based (PHAHB) exercise intervention: protocol for a feasibility study.
Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05947240 (Effects of Upper Extremity Aerobic Exercise on Exercise Capacity and Physical Activity in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Effects of Upper Extremity Aerobic Exercise on Exercise Capacity and Physical Activity in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Flexible, Accessible, Effective: Patient Perceptions of the Pulmonary Hypertension and Home-Based (PHAHB) Physical Activity Intervention.Pulmonary circulation · 2026Article
- Why Men Fare Worse: Understanding Gender Disparities in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension.Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology · 2026Article
- The impact of gas transfer on responses to exercise training in patients with pulmonary hypertension.Pulmonary circulation · 2024Article
- Pulmonary vascular disease, environmental pollution, and climate change.Pulmonary circulation · 2024Review
- Safety, feasibility and effectiveness of the remotely delivered Pulmonary Hypertension and Home-Based (PHAHB) physical activity intervention.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- New trends in pulmonary hypertension.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionNovel therapies for pulmonary hypertension (PH) have improved survival and slowed disease progression. However, patients still present with symptoms of exertional dyspnoea and fatigue, which impacts their ability to perform activities of daily living, reduces exercise tolerance and impairs their quality of life (QoL). Exercise training has shown to be safe and effective at enhancing QoL and physical function in PH patients, yet it remains an underused adjunct therapy. Most exercise training for PH patients has been offered through hospital-based programmes. Home-based exercise programmes provide an alternative model that has the potential to increase the availability and accessibility of exercise training as an adjunct therapy in PH. The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility, acceptability, utility and safety of a novel remotely supervised home-based PH exercise programme.
methodsSingle arm intervention with a pre/post comparisons design and a follow-up maintenance phase will be employed. Eligible participants (n=25) will be recruited from the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital PH Unit. Participants will undergo a 10-week home-based exercise programme, with induction training, support materials, telecommunication support and health coaching sessions followed by a 10-week maintenance phase. The primary outcomes are feasibility, acceptability, utility and safety of the intervention. Secondary outcomes will include the impact of the intervention on exercise capacity, physical activity, strength, health-related QoL and exercise self-efficacy. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval has been obtained from the Mater Misericordiae Institutional Review Board REF:1/378/2032 and Dublin City University Research Ethics DCUREC/2018/246. A manuscript of the results will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal and results will be presented at conferences, community and consumer forums and hospital research conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN83783446; Pre-results.
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