Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the effectiveness of remote home-based exercise rehabilitation using mobile Internet technology for patients with pulmonary hypertension,especically providing early and mid-term results of its effectiveness. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Dose tele-rehabilitation training improves prognostic function and quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension? Researchers will compare tele-rehabilitation training group to a control group (receive health propaganda and education, and then follow their daily routine after discharge from the hospital) to see if tele-rehabilitation training works to improve prognosis.
Participants will:
During their stay in the hospital, the patients of tele-rehabilitation training group were accompanied by a rehabilitation trainer and a psychotherapist for a complete cycle of (7 days ± 3 days 1 week/times) standardized training. The scheme of rehabilitation is impedance training. A specialized professional team including cardiologists, rehabilitation trainers, psychotherapists and radiologists were involved. After discharge from the hospital, patients in the rehabilitation group underwent 3-5 weekly daily training sessions and intensive supervision and management by the online community at least once a week.
Visit the clinic at the 3rd month of the study. Extended follow-up up to 6 months may be considered if patients are cooperative and could complete the training program in the first 3 months.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. age 18- 60 years old;
- 2. PH were defined as: mPAP > 20 mmHg, PAWP ≦ 15 mmHg and PVR > 2 WU measured by right heart catheterization at sea level at rest;
- 3. Arterial Pulmonary Hypertension (PAH), pulmonary hypertension associated with lung diseaseor and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) according to the WHO PH Classification;
- 4. no syncope or syncopal aura during walking or recovery.
- 5. no serious arrhythmia caused by rest or exercise such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, Class III atrioventricular block, etc.
- 6. stable medication and medication regimen for at least 3 months prior to randomization and no organized exercise training of any kind for at least 3 months prior to screening
- 7. be proficient in the use of smartphones and monitoring devices;
- 8. sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. combined with VTE.
- 2. acute pulmonary embolism.
- 3. low-intensity exercise (<3METs) or angina pectoris symptoms/signs during the recovery period.
- 4. hemodynamic abnormality during exercise (especially systolic blood pressure doesn't rise or fall or arrhythmia occurs when the exercise load is increased).
- 5. severe psycho-cognitive disorders.
- 6. couldent do exercise due to the neurological or musculoskeletal dysfunction.
- 7. patients with CTEPH who are scheduled to undergo percutaneous pulmonary artery balloon dilatation or pulmonary artery endarterectomy within 6 months.
- 8. patients with a combination of other consumptive underlying diseases, such as malignant tumors, pulmonary tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism, severe depression, etc.
- 9. pregnancy.
- 10. refused to sign the informed consent form.