Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
Indian J Med Res. 2013 May;137(5):900-6.
Exercise based rehabilitation for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a new treatment option for these patients to improve their functional capacity and quality of life. Despite the benefits seen in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in various other conditions, it has been underutilized for the patients with PAH. A review of currently registered ongoing trials on exercise training for patients with PAH from the World Health Organization International Clinical Trial Registry Platform was done using the key words "rehabilitation", "exercise training", "pulmonary artery hypertension" and "pulmonary hypertension" for a period of 10 years (2002-2012). The search revealed 57 registered trials in various trial registries from which seven met the inclusion criteria. The current studies are being carried out in Germany (n=4), Brazil (n=1), Australia (n=1) and India (n=1). This indicates a shift in focus from the only medical management to the rehabilitation and long term care for patients with PAH.
运动康复治疗肺动脉高压(PAH)患者是改善其功能能力和生活质量的新治疗选择。尽管在各种其他疾病的心肺康复中已经看到了益处,但对于 PAH 患者来说,这种治疗方法尚未得到充分利用。我们使用“康复”、“运动训练”、“肺动脉高压”和“高血压性肺疾病”等关键词,对世界卫生组织国际临床试验注册平台上登记的 10 年来(2002-2012 年)针对 PAH 患者的运动训练的临床试验进行了回顾。检索结果显示,在各个临床试验注册库中登记了 57 项试验,其中有 7 项符合纳入标准。目前的研究分别在德国(n=4)、巴西(n=1)、澳大利亚(n=1)和印度(n=1)进行。这表明研究重点已经从单纯的医学治疗转变为对 PAH 患者的康复和长期护理。