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NCT05209802: AquaHigh
High-intensity Aquatic Exercise for Adults with Rheumatic Diseases
NA trial testing Group A: High intensity exercise training in Rheumatic Diseases in 84 participants. Completed in 12 May 2023.
22 December 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Oslo Metropolitan University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 84 |
| Start date | 1 February 2022 |
| Primary completion | 22 December 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 12 May 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Norway |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Group A: High intensity exercise training
- Group B: moderate intensity exercise training
Conditions studied
- Rheumatic Diseases — all drugs for Rheumatic Diseases →
Sponsor
Oslo Metropolitan University
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Rheumatic Diseases. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this study is to compare aquatic high intensity interval training with moderate intensity exercise training on exercise capacity in a population with rheumatic diseases.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Effects of aquatic high-intensity interval training on aerobic capacity in adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: the AquaHigh randomised controlled trial.
Bunæs-Næss H, Heywood SE, Kvæl LAH, Heiberg KE, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40132852 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090612 -
Effects of aquatic high-intensity interval training on patient-reported outcome measures and quality-adjusted life-years in adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a secondary analysis of the AquaHigh randomised controlled trial.
Bunæs-Næss H, Nilsson BB, Kvæl LAH, Heywood SE, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41238358 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102841
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05209802 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Oslo Metropolitan University
- Last refreshed: 7 February 2025
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