Transitional Rehabilitation in CABG Patients

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Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

In brief

The goal of this research study is to understand whether an at-home exercise program started soon after CABG surgery, and continuing for 4 weeks following discharge from the hospital, can preserve or improve physical function.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03892460

Run by

University of Vermont

People needed

54

Starts

2017-09-01

Expected to finish

2019-10-24

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-03

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 50-80 yrs of age
• ambulatory
• scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery
• able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory/autoimmune disease
• cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer
• exercise limiting peripheral vascular disease
• neuromuscular disease or neuromuscular dysfunction associated with cerebrovascular event
• body mass index >38 kg/m2
• valvular heart disease not corrected surgically
• lower extremity blood clot or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Where it is running

• University of Vermont College of Medicine — Burlington, Vermont, United States

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