Publications

The SPHERe trial is now complete and the team are analysing the data. The published trial results will shared here, when they become available.

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The trial protocol is published here:

• Supervised pulmonary hypertension exercise rehabilitation (SPHERe): study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial.Link opens in a new window

A paper describing how the trial procedures and intervention delivery were adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is published here:

• Ennis, S., Bruce, J., Sandhu, H. et al. Protocol update for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of exercise rehabilitation for people with pulmonary hypertension: the SPHERe trial. Trials 25, 495 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08341-0Link opens in a new window

A paper describing the development of the SPHERE study intervention is published here:

• Ennis S, Sandhu HK, Bruce J, et al; Development of a complex exercise rehabilitation intervention for people with pulmonary hypertension: the supervised pulmonary hypertension exercise rehabilitation (SPHERe) trial; BMJ Open 2023;13:e066053Link opens in a new window. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066053Link opens in a new window

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Enquiries:

Telephone: 02476 150 300
Email: SPHERE@warwick.ac.uk