Post-transplant patients cannot attend sports competitions, Paralympic Games, or even physical education classes due to the lack of admission arrangements. But in the future this will not be a problem; they will be given official permission according to scientific criteria. The data on physical activity level, health status and quality of life, which will form the basis of the document, are currently collected by scientists from Sechenov University, affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Health. This was reported to socialbites.ca by the press service of the First Moscow State Medical University. Sechenov.
The number of people who receive donor organs is increasing. In Russia, about 200 children receive organ transplants every year. The number of adults living longer with donor organs is increasing.
“Patients want and try to participate in different games and competitions, but they cannot be accepted because there is no regulation. There are not even rules for adaptive physical sports and other physical activities. Organ transplant recipients are not included in the Paralympic Games. Clearly defined health criteria for participation in competitions will become a legal argument for paving the way for patients to mass sports,” Tatiana Shelekhova, Associate Professor of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation at Sechenov University, told socialbites.ca.
The World Transplantation Games have been held since 1978, in which people who have had organ transplants participate. In 2022, such games appeared in Russia.
Sechenov University researchers interviewed more than 150 future participants of the All-Russian Transplant Games from different parts of the country, including children. During the competition, the scientists also conducted a number of instrumental studies, including measurements of heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry in previously interviewed participants.
So far, such studies have not been carried out in Russia, so it is important that the data be obtained specifically for Russia.
The collected data will form the basis of four studies in which the scientists will evaluate the relationship between physical activity level, quality of life and risk of developing cardiovascular disease in organ donation athletes, children and patients with chronic kidney failure.
The results of the studies will increase the awareness of physicians interacting with transplant patients. The new data will help doctors better understand what a person can do after a transplant and prevent unnecessary restrictions.
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