Projects
Eccentric muscle training in cardiac rehabilitation: randomized controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness and feasibility in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction. University of Antwerp
Clinical and functional assessment of Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) patients in Kinshasa and the effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on exercise performance and quality of life in this population KU Leuven
Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) affect all age groups in all regions of the world. People with CRD suffer from significant limitations in functioning and disability due to secondary morbidities, such as peripheral muscular, cardiac, nutritional, and psychosocial disorders, which can be alleviated with Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR). The ATS/ERS Pulmonary Rehabilitation Statement (2013) defines PR as “a comprehensive intervention based on a ...
Establishing joint doctoral research projects on stroke rehabilitation in Benin Hasselt University
Home-based PHysical rehabilitatiOn after livEr traNsplantation and Impact of eXercise intensity: a Randomized Controlled Trial [PHOENIX-RCT] KU Leuven
Associaton between psychological and cardiac functioning in a confined population. KU Leuven
Investigate the long-term effectiveness of a comprehensive telerehabilitation program on cardiovascular risk factor profile, cardiopulmonary fitness and on reducing the probability of adverse events in a broad cardiac patient population. Hasselt University
Investigate the long-term effectiveness of a comprehensive telerehabilitation program on cardiovascular risk factor profile, cardiopulmonary fitness and on reducing the probability of adverse events in a broad cardiac patient population. University of Antwerp
Explore long-term effectiveness of a comprehensive telerehabilitation program on cardiovascular risk factor profile, cardiopulmonary fitness and on reducing the probability of occurring adverse events in a broad cardiac patient population Hasselt University
Exercise cardiac imaging as a cornerstone of personal treatment options for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction KU Leuven
The PhD project will include (at least) two projects: 1. In the PRIORITY study, we aim to provide the clinical evidence base for the use of new hybrid exercise intervention including remotely guided home-based exercise therapy as an accessible, clinical and cost-effective treatment to prevent the deleterious effects of sedentary aging on the heart and forestall the development and progression of HFpEF. 2. In the ExCMR-HFpEF study, we aim to ...