Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Girls (8-18y) with Turner Sydrome.
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Cardiopulmonary exercise test.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Turner Syndrome. Basic parameters: 8 years — 18 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Belgium
- Next step
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Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to have a beter insight in the exercise tolerance in girls with Turner Syndrome aged 8-18 years . The main question it aims to answer is: Is there a difference in VO2 max comparing Turner syndrome girls with standard values? How do cardiovascular parameters change during exercise (heart rate, bloodpressure, ...) Participants will perform a cyclo-ergometry in a standardised way.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test Cardiopulmonary exercise test
To our knowledge, this is the first study to perform CPET's in Turner Girls aged \<18 years
Primary outcome measures
- VO2 max [Time frame: Whitin a week after the CPET]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Bloodpressure [Time frame: Whitin a week after the CPET]
- Heart rate [Time frame: Whitin a week after the CPET]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Turner syndrome girls aged 8-18 years old
Exclusion criteria
- Severe mental impairement making it impossible to perform an exercise test
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Diagnostic
Study locations
Belgium · 1 center
- Ghent University Hospital — Ghent
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06780514 · ONZ-2023-0632