Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing as a Tool for Cardiac Screening Pre-Transplant
Overview
Tab Title Description
Study type
ObservationalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Site IRB
- Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona: 16-001970
Sponsor Protocol Number: 16-001970
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine the change in exercise capacity by comparing VO2 max results pre & post renal transplant.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- All transplant patients (kidney, solitary pancreas, pancreas after kidney or simultaneous pancreas and kidney) at high risk for cardiac event.
- Criteria for high risk status may include any of the below criteria
- Age above 50
- H/o diabetes mellitus
- H/o cardiac disease.
- Must have completed a pre-transplant VO2 max test.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of complicated ventricular cardiac arrhythmia
- Present neurological or orthopedic condition preventing completion of exercise
- Recent myocardial infarction within the last 4 weeks
- Current or history of pericarditis or endocarditis
- Current or history of aortic stenosis
- Unable to perform or complete VO2 max testing per PI
Participating Mayo Clinic locations
Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.
| Mayo Clinic Location |
Status |
|
Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.
Mayo Clinic principal investigator Harini Chakkera, M.D. |
Closed for enrollment |
|
More information
Publications
Publications are currently not available