NCT07027553Not yet recruiting
Remote Exercise to Improve Physical Activity Levels and Markers of Heart Health in Cystic Fibrosis (RHH-CF)
A Research Study to Understand Whether Remote Exercise Can Improve Physical Activity Levels and Markers of Heart Health in Cystic Fibrosis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 Jun 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
With advances in genetic therapies, many people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are living longer. With the improvement in life expectancy has emerged an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Factors such as insulin resistance, reduced physical activity, rising blood pressure from newer medications, and changes in body mass index have made cardiovascular health a growing concern in CF care. This study aims to assess whether a remotely delivered, monitored exercise programme can increase physical activity levels in adults with CF. Secondary outcomes will explore whether the intervention improves key CVD risk factors. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a control group or an intervention group, which will complete an 8-week home-based aerobic and resistance exercise programme. Exercise intensity will be tailored using the Rate of Perceived Exertion scale. Key outcomes include weekly physical activity levels, body mass index, waist circumference, lung function (spirometry) and blood biomarkers. Home-based capillary blood tests, analysed pre- and post-intervention, will measure cholesterol, lipid profiles, inflammation and other relevant hormones.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 29 May 2025
- Start date
- 19 Jun 2025
- Primary completion date
- 19 May 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Bath
- Diseases
- Cystic fibrosis
- NCT number
- NCT07027553
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 30
- From 19 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 19 May 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Medications which increase risk of harm to a participant exercising remotely such as fluoroquinolone antibiotics, beta blockers, or blood pressure medication
- Individuals with a previous self-reported history of an eating disorder
Other illness
- Any reported condition, behaviour or reported use of substances which may pose undue personal risk to the participant or introduce bias into the study, except for any which are ubiquitous in society and so would be equally distributed between groups and/or therefore relevant to generalisation (e.g. caffeine)
- Individuals with unstable or poorly controlled diabetes
- Individuals awaiting a solid organ transplant, have a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension or require long term oxygen therapy to exercise at home
- Individuals on any current ongoing medication or treatment for injuries or illness which impact on their ability to do physical tasks or exercises
Other
- Individuals on statins
- Females who are pregnant or lactating
- Individuals unable to provide informed consent e.g. inability to read or speak English
- Individuals who are not weight stable (i.e. \>3kg change in body mass in the past 3 months)
- Individuals with chest pain, dizziness or loss of consciousness during exercise, who have been instructed by a doctor to only do certain types/quantity of physical activity
- Individuals who are PAR-Q positive response during screening
Who the study is looking for
- Past diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis confirmed via two copies of a faulty CFTR gene, or; previous sweat chloride test with a result \>60mmol/L chloride, or; prescribed modulator therapy (Orkambi, Symkevi, Kaftrio);
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bath | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
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