ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2019
ERS statement on standardisation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in chronic lung diseases.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Persistent Dyspnea in Post-COVID-19 Patients: Value of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tests
FITME Study: Formulating Individualised Exercise Prescription in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Who cites it
172 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 298 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effects of Intermittent Hypoxic Training Strategies on Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Healthy Humans: A Meta-analysis with Meta-regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Utilisation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for tailored pulmonary rehabilitation in people with interstitial lung diseases: A systematic review.Clinical rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Brazilian Guideline for Exercise Testing in Children and Adolescents - 2024.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Guideline
- Home-based, remotely supervised, high-intensity interval training and cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans: a randomised controlled trial.The European respiratory journal · 2026Trial
- The breath and mind connection in young people with post-COVID syndrome: feasibility and acceptability of a pilot randomised co-designed intervention.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Trial
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- Physiological responses to matched ramp-incremental exercise on recumbent cycle ergometer and treadmill in patients with heart failure.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- The effect of high altitude (2500 m) on incremental cycling exercise in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a randomised controlled crossover trial.The European respiratory journal · 2024Trial
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Long-COVID-19 Patients with Persistent Breathlessness and Fatigue: The COVID-Rehab Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of a Rehabilitation Programme Using a Nasal Inspiratory Restriction Device in COPD.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Exploring Maximality Criteria of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Chronic Respiratory Disease: A Practical Clinical Framework.Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases · 2026Article
- Enhancing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Complex Congenital Heart Disease: The Role of Spirometry, Body Composition, and Handgrip Strength.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Review
- Effect of an acute exercise bout on alveolar-capillary membrane permeability and interstitial fluid accumulation in COPD.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Network integration and evolution of organ systems interactions during incremental exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- A protocol for validation of novel artificial intelligence-based framework for dyspnoea investigation with cardiopulmonary exercise testing.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Airway Clearance and Pediatric Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Clinical Framework for Children and Adolescents.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Skin Calorimetry of the Vastus Lateralis During Incremental Exercise: Thermal Analysis and Modeling.Biosensors · 2026Article
- Association Between Home-Based Exercise Modality and Improvements in Exercise Capacity During Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Observational Study.Circulation reports · 2026Article
- Disproportional ventilatory response to incremental exercise in individuals with cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of dyspnoea and exercise intolerance in smokers with preserved ratio impaired spirometry.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
The objective of this document was to standardise published cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) protocols for improved interpretation in clinical settings and multicentre research projects. This document: 1) summarises the protocols and procedures used in published studies focusing on incremental CPET in chronic lung conditions; 2) presents standard incremental protocols for CPET on a stationary cycle ergometer and a treadmill; and 3) provides patients' perspectives on CPET obtained through an online survey supported by the European Lung Foundation. We systematically reviewed published studies obtained from EMBASE, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library from inception to January 2017. Of 7914 identified studies, 595 studies with 26 523 subjects were included. The literature supports a test protocol with a resting phase lasting at least 3 min, a 3-min unloaded phase, and an 8- to 12-min incremental phase with work rate increased linearly at least every minute, followed by a recovery phase of at least 2-3 min. Patients responding to the survey (n=295) perceived CPET as highly beneficial for their diagnostic assessment and informed the Task Force consensus. Future research should focus on the individualised estimation of optimal work rate increments across different lung diseases, and the collection of robust normative data.
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