A pilot randomised controlled trial of a structured, home-based exercise programme on cardiovascular structure and function in kidney transplant recipients: the ECSERT study design and methods

• Gerry P McCann,
• Emer M Brady,
• Kelly S Parke,
• Joanne V Wormleighton,
• Alice C Smith,
• Sherna F Adenwalla,
• James O Burton,
• Matthew PM Graham-Brown,
• Jonathan Barratt,
• Nicolette C Bishop,
• Thomas J Wilkinson,
• Nicola J Cooper,
• Roseanne E Billany,
• Noemi Vadaszy,
• Katherine A Robinson,
• Kathryn Croker

Affiliations

Gerry P McCann

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK

Emer M Brady

Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK

Kelly S Parke

1 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK

Joanne V Wormleighton

1 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK

Alice C Smith

Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Sherna F Adenwalla

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

James O Burton

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Matthew PM Graham-Brown

2 John Walls Renal Unit, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK

Jonathan Barratt

College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Nicolette C Bishop

1 School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK

Thomas J Wilkinson

Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Nicola J Cooper

Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Roseanne E Billany

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Noemi Vadaszy

Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Katherine A Robinson

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Kathryn Croker

John Walls Renal Unit, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK