Trial reportThorax2025
1-year physical activity coaching programme in lung transplant recipients: an RCT.
Trial report in Thorax, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04122768 (Enhancing Physical Activity in Patients After Lung Transplantation), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Enhancing Physical Activity in Patients After Lung Transplantation: Effectiveness and Feasibility of a Semi-automated Tele Coaching Program
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of digital health interventions in the postoperative management of lung transplant recipients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Initiating and maintaining home-based exercise rehabilitation in the first year after lung transplantation: a multi-stakeholder qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
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8 authors.
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Abstract
introductionMost lung transplant (LTX) recipients do not meet physical activity (PA) guidelines. Interventions are needed as long-term inactivity is related to morbidity and mortality. We investigated the effect of a telecoaching programme on objectively measured PA in LTX recipients.
methodsInactive patients (<7500 steps/day, n=90) were randomised into a light or intensive version of a 1-year PA telecoaching programme. The light intervention consisted of a step counter and a minimal version of the smartphone application. Patients randomised to the intensive intervention discussed PA barriers and goals, received a step counter, a patient-tailored smartphone application and supportive coaching calls. PA (primary outcome, assessed by an accelerometer), physical function, quality of life and symptoms were measured at baseline, after 3 months (primary endpoint) and 1 year. Mixed model analyses were used to investigate the effectiveness of the intervention compared with the light intervention.
resultsBetween-group difference in change after 3 months and 1 year was observed as mean (CI) 750 (-96 to 1596) (p=0.08) and 680 (-244 to 1605) steps per day (p=0.15), 10 (-0.5 to 20) and 10 (-1 to 22) min of total moving time (walking, taking stairs and cycling) (both p=0.07) and -3 (-6 to 0) (p=0.07) and -6 (-10 to -2) (p=0.002) of sedentary time, all in favour of the intervention group. Other outcomes did not differ between groups.
conclusionPA tends to improve in LTX recipients by following an intensive telecoaching programme compared with a light programme. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04122768.
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