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ArticleInternational journal of telerehabilitation2026

Lung Transplant Go (LTGO): A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Telerehabilitation Behavioral Exercise Intervention after Lung Transplantation.

Christopher C Imes, Frank C Sciurba, Andrea L Hergenroeder, Dianxu Ren, Elizabeth A Lendermon, Bryan Willey, Alice Curtis Cline, Seol Ju E Moon, Melissa Vendetti, Kristen Jones and 2 more

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Article in International journal of telerehabilitation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Christopher C ImesUniversity of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Frank C SciurbaUniversity of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Andrea L HergenroederUniversity of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dianxu RenUniversity of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Elizabeth A LendermonUniversity of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bryan WilleyUniversity of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Alice Curtis ClineVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Seol Ju E MoonUniversity of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Melissa VendettiUniversity of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kristen JonesUniversity of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Haydar Al EbousiUniversity of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Annette Devito DabbsUniversity of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

Lung Transplant Go (LTGO): Improving Self-Management of Exercise After Lung TransplantationR01NR017196 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI DE VITO DABBS, ANNETTE J · 2018 to 2021
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NINR NIH HHS R01 NR017196
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Lung Transplant GO (LTGO) randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of a telerehabilitation behavioral exercise program after lung transplantation compared to enhanced usual care (EUC). We hypothesized that the LTGO treatment condition would show significantly greater improvements in change scores from baseline to 3 and 6 months for outcomes of physical function, physical activity, and blood pressure control compared to the EUC condition. The sample included 88 lung transplant recipients (LTRs) randomized 1:1 to either LTGO or EUC. No statistically significant differences in change scores for physical function, physical activity, and blood pressure control were found between treatment groups at 3 and 6 months. While no statistically significant difference in outcomes were found between groups, null findings are not uncommon. These findings and the discussion of post-trial considerations are important for the design of future trials to inform the field of telerehabilitation.

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Exercise interventionsLung transplantationRandomized controlled trialTelerehabilitation

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PMID42389624
PMCPMC13321857

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