Dr Gabriel Cucato

Assistant Professor

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

I began my academic career in Londrina, Parana, Brazil, in physical education undergraduate course (2003-2007). Then I moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where I stayed two years as an intern for Dr Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias, conducting research on the effects of resistance training on patients with peripheral artery disease and their quality of life at the University of Sao Paulo (2007-2009). I started my doctoral studies under Dr Claudia Forjaz's supervision in 2009. As part of my PhD project, I investigated the acute effects of walking training on cardiovascular function in patients with peripheral artery disease. As soon as I completed my PhD (2009-2013), I got a postdoctoral position at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil, where I led a multidisciplinary team to run clinical trials and epidemiology studies with medical doctors, physiotherapists, and psychologists. My next career move was to become an associate researcher at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (2017-2019), where I won two Brazilian grants (FAPESP and CNPq), and subsequently began working at Universidade Ibirapuera (2017-2019). In 2019, I began a new job as Vice Chancellor Senior Research Fellow at Northumbria University.

Campus Address

318
Northumberland Building City Campus
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

I have been a principal investigator in studies evaluating how exercise/physical activity impact cardiovascular function in patients with chronic disease (especially in peripheral artery disease patients). I have also experience leading and conducting multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention, clinical trials and epidemiological trials. Additional areas of interest include psychological outcomes (perceived exertion of exercise), metabolic syndrome, cancer, physical fitness, cerebral function and preoperative exercise therapy.

Key Publications

Association between the self-reported like engaging in physical activity and the physical activity level in patients with peripheral artery disease, Kanegusuku, H., Andrade-Lima, A., Farah, B., Cucato, G., Jansen Sorbello, C., Saes, G., Zerati, A., Correia, M., Ritti-Dias, R., Wolosker, N. 1 Jun 2025, In: Annals of Vascular Surgery
Association of different domains of sedentary behavior and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents: Cross-sectional study, Antunes, E., Tebar, W., Cucato, G., Silva, C., Leoci, I., dos Santos, A., Ferrari, G., Christofaro, D. 23 Jun 2025, In: Hipertension y Riesgo Vascular
Association of mental health with walking capacity in patients with claudication: a cross-sectional study, Cunha, P., Kanegusuku, H., Farah, B., Cucato, G., Wolosker, N., Correia, M., Ritti-Dias, R. 4 Mar 2025, In: Aging and Mental Health
Comparison of Cardiovascular and Perceptual Responses During Guideline-Recommended and Self-Selected Intensity Exercises in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Randomized Crossover Study, de Faria, D., Oliveira, M., Kanegusuku, H., Farah, B., Peçanha, T., Wolosker, N., Cucato, G., Ritti-Dias, R., Correia, M. 9 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
Physical activity levels in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, Domingues, W., Germano-Soares, A., Cucato, G., de Souza, L., Brandão, E., Souza, E., da Silva e Silva, T., Arêas, G., Costa, C., Campelo, P., dos Santos, N., Silva, G., Simões, C. 1 Feb 2025, In: Phlebology
Acute effects of breaking up sitting time with isometric exercise on cognition in healthy adults, da Silva, G., de Carvalho, J., Cunha, P., Cucato, G., Kanegusuku, H., Correia, M. 27 Aug 2024, In: Revista Brasileira de Atividade Fisica e Saude
Analysis of the association between different domains and intensities of physical activity in adults: An observational and cross-sectional study, Christofaro, D., Tebar, W., Ferrari, G., dos Santos, A., Sasaki, J., Ritti-Dias, R., Cucato, G. 10 Oct 2024, In: PLoS One
Are Barriers to Physical Activity Associated With Changing Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Time in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease? A Longitudinal Study, Santos, J., Ritti-Dias, R., Cucato, G., Wolosker, N., Correia, M., Farah, B. 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
Arm Crank Exercise Training Improves Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial, Costa, R., Kanegusuku, H., Cucato, G., Wolosker, N., Ritti-Dias, R., Correia, M. 1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
Association Between Physical Activity Levels in Different Domains and Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-sectional Study, Palma, M., Vanderlei, L., Tosello, G., Fregonesi, C., Ribeiro, F., Cucato, G., Ritti-Dias, R., Tebar, W., Christofaro, D. 1 Jan 2024, In: Cancer Nursing

PGR Supervision

Helen Llewellyn The Feasibility and Acceptability of Remote Home-Based Leg Isometric Exercise and Lifestyle Change for the Management of Hypertension. Start Date: 01/03/2025
Rosiered Brownson-Smith Neurophysiological assessments and exercise prehabilitation in women with breast cancer receiving taxane-based chemotherapy Start Date: 08/11/2024 End Date: 01/05/2025