Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Clinical Trial
Official title:
The AAA Get Fit Trial: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Community Based Exercise to Improve Fitness and Reduce Morbidity and Mortality of Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms(AAA) causes 12,000 deaths/year in the UK.1 Elective
repair to prevent this carries a perioperative mortality of 4.5% for open surgery and 1% for
endovascular repair. This risk is associated with poor cardiorespiratory fitness which can be
measured using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing(CPET) with the CPET variables, peak oxygen
uptake(peakVO2)<15ml/kg/min and anaerobic threshold(AT)<10.2ml/kg/min identifying patients at
increased risk of early death after AAA repair.3 These variables can therefore be used as
surrogate markers for cardiovascular fitness and risk of mortality and morbidity in AAA
surgery; optimising these markers should improve fitness and decrease this risk. The optimal
duration and type of exercise training for improving peak VO2 and AT in AAA patients is not
known. AAA patients are unique as they are motivated to reduce the risk of impending surgery
but are afforded the time to improve their fitness as repair may not be needed for months or
even years.
The investigators propose a pilot randomised controlled trial to explore the effectiveness of
a 20-week community (either home or gym-based) exercise programme to achieve sustained
improvements in peak VO2 and AT, as measured by CPET, in AAA patients. Changes in QoL,
habitual activity levels and cardiovascular risk will also be assessed. The results will
inform a definitive multicentre clinical trial on exercise to improve outcomes in elderly
patients with cardiovascular disease and AAA.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 58 |
Est. completion date | April 2019 |
Est. primary completion date | January 2019 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 60 Years to 85 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men with an AAA = 3.0 and < 5.0 cm and women with a AAA = 3.0 and < 4.5 cm 2. Aged 60 - 85 years inclusive 3. Willing and able to engage in gym- and/or home-based exercise training and undertake CPET Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable or unwilling to undertake CPET or exercise training Patients unwilling will not be able to give informed consent and those who are unable would not be able to be randomised to the intervention study group nor undergo satisfactory testing to obtain our outcome measures. 2. High levels of habitual physical activity (those scoring "high" on the PASE questionnaire) These patients already have a high level of physical activity and therefore it may not be possible to improve their fitness any further which is the primary objective of the study. Exclusion criteria 3-10 are all based on medical conditions which would mean either exercise training may be unsafe, they would require further investigation and treatment of that medical condition or are likely to need upcoming intervention for their medical condition which would take priority over any participation in a research study. If any medical conditions are discovered during the study, these patients will be withdrawn from the study and referred to the necessary health professional. 3. Severe liver disease (INR > 2, serum albumin < 3.0g/dL, bilirubin > 50µmol/L) 4. Unstable angina, angina of < 2 month's duration, occurring more than twice daily, angina that is increasing in frequency or precipitated by less exertion, angina at rest 5. Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation (AF) or other arrhythmia: untreated paroxysmal AF 6. Moderate or severe aortic valve stenosis (peak systolic pressure gradient >40mmHg or with an aortic valve area < 1cm2) 7. Class II/III/IV heart failure and/or left ventricular ejection fraction < 25% 8. Pericarditis or myocarditis within last six months 9. Patients with > 2mm ST depression on exercise ECG will not be eligible to take part and will be referred to a cardiologist for further assessment. 10. Diagnosis or treatment for a malignancy over the previous 12 months |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Manchester | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Peak VO2 as measured by CPET | at 20 weeks | ||
Secondary | Anaerobic Threshold as measured by CPET | at 20 weeks | ||
Secondary | Biomarkers of Cardiovascular disease risk | at 20 weeks | ||
Secondary | Other risk factors of Cardiovascular disease risk | Weight, BMI, Waist Circumference and Blood Pressure | at 20 weeks | |
Secondary | Subjective measure of habitual activity levels (PASE questionnaire) | at 20 weeks | ||
Secondary | Objective measure of habitual activity levels (via Accelerometry) | at 20 weeks | ||
Secondary | Health-related quality of life | at 20 weeks | ||
Secondary | Early changes in outcome measures | All outcome measures will also be measured at 10 weeks and compared with other time intervals. | at 10 weeks | |
Secondary | Sustainability of changes in outcome measures | All outcome measures recorded 10 weeks post cessation of exercise at 30 weeks and compared with the other time intervals. | at 30 weeks |
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