Cardiovascular Rehabilitation After Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Key facts
- Where
- Innsbruck, AustriaSee the site
Where in Austria
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical University InnsbruckInnsbruck, AustriaContact: Michaela Enzmann, MDTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Medical University Innsbruck
- Trial code
- NCT07690046
- Record updated
- 15 October 2026
- Original description
Evidence about the benefit of cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) after open or endovascular repair of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm is lacking. The positive effect of CR on the cardiovascular fitness, quality of life and mortality is well established in other cardiovascular fields like cardiac surgery.Read full original descriptionShow less
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation After Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm Repair-REHAB-AAA, a Randomised Controlled Pilot Study
Evidence about the benefit of cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) after open or endovascular repair of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm is lacking. The positive effect of CR on the cardiovascular fitness, quality of life and mortality is well established in other cardiovascular fields like cardiac surgery.
The aim of this study is to determine whether participation in a structured CR, compared with standard postoperative care (SC), results in greater improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness in patients following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
The study will also evaluate whether CR, compared with SC, improves health-related quality of life, reduces cardiovascular risk-factors and adverse cardiovascular events and preserves of cognitive function over the follow-up period. Furthermore, the number of complications and reoperations will be evaluated.
Inclusion: Patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and an indication for repair, ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Exclusion: AAA due to a connective tissue disorder; Patients <18 years old; Acute AAA repair; AAA size ≥7cm; Para/suprarenal AAA; Impaired mobility; Life expectancy <12 months; Severe co-morbidities influencing or preventing CR (e.g. ≥COPD II, PAD ≥ Rutherford 3, dialysis); Participation in another interventional study that may confound the study endpoints.