Projects
Exercise therapy in Multiple Sclerosis, do we need to revise the traditional moderate to vigorous intensity exercise paradigm Hasselt University
Multiple Sclerosis rehabilitation: does combined low and high intensity exercise therapy prevent health-related comorbidities and improve exercise capacity and muscle strength? Hasselt University
A Hybrid exercise program for claudication : ACTION. wAlking therapy Combined wiTh cardIO-pulmoNary exercise KU Leuven
Our primary objective is to provide the clinical evidence base for the use of a hybrid* exercise program to improve functional outcomes and cardiovascular health of patients with lower extremity artery disease (LEAD). Outcome will be determined with an exercise tests before and after completion of the program with additional follow-up after 1 year. Patients will be randomized between the exercise program and the actual standard of care ...
MicroRNA in heart failure: Exercise as a tool to discover candidate microRNA for therapy and personalized medicine. University of Antwerp
Exercise therapy for osteoarthritis pain: how does it work? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Personalized Remotely Guided Preventive Exercise Therapy for a Healthy Heart - the PRIORITY project Ghent University
Innovation potential of PRIORITY project
The capacity to deliver a patient-centric, optimally dosed exercise
program which supports patients in adopting an active lifestyle in their
home-environment, but also allows for real in-person contacts with
their treating physiotherapist is a powerful and compelling approach to
sustainable healthcare. This type of hybrid exercise therapy model
combines the best of ...
Personalized Remotely Guided Preventive Exercise Therapy for a Healthy Heart - the PRIORITY project KU Leuven
PRIORITY aims to generate the scientific evidence for the use of
remotely guided exercise therapy as an accessible, clinical and costeffective
treatment to prevent the deleterious effects of sedentary
aging on the heart and forestall progression towards heart failure (HF).
In Belgium, an epidemic of HF exists, with 200 000 HF patients and 40
new cases every day. Mortality approaches 50% within 5 yrs of
diagnosis. ...
Personalized Remotely Guided Preventive Exercise Therapy for a Healthy Heart - the PRIORITY project Hasselt University
Modern pain neuroscience applied to pain in breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial of pain neuroscience education combined with exercise therapy. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
During survivorship, surveillance for recurrence is a top priority.
However, health caretakers and patients are at risk of neglecting other aspects of their health status such as pain that can have a big impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and healthcare costs. One out of three breast cancer survivors (BCS) will face pain complaints long after ...