ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021
Effects of Physical Exercises on Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Exercise Capacity, and Quality of Life in Children with Asthma: A Meta-Analysis.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comprehensive exercise recommendations for pediatric asthma: an evidence synthesis.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Physical Exercises in Asthma: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The clinical respiratory journal · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of physical activity in asthma management: An overview of systematic reviews.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of neuromodulation techniques on pain and depression in patients with phantom limb pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of karaoke training applied with telerehabilitation-based exercise training on health-related outcomes in children with asthma.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Trial
- The Effects of Combined Respiratory Muscle and Exercise Training in Children with Bronchial Asthma: A Randomised Controlled Study.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2023Trial
- Barriers to and facilitators of exercise in children with asthma: protocol for a qualitative meta-synthesis.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Expression patterns of serum miR-27a-3p and activating transcription factor 3 in children with bronchial asthma and their correlations with airway inflammation.The clinical respiratory journal · 2025Article
- Global Research Trends in Childhood Asthma and the Microbiome: A Bibliometric Analysis of 2000 to 2024.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Anxiety among pediatric asthma patients and their parents and quick-reliever medication use: The role of physical activity parenting behaviours.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2023Article
- Effects of physical activity on lung function and quality of life in asthmatic children: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to systematically evaluate the effect of exercise on pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in children with bronchial asthma.
methodsA comprehensive search was performed using PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, EBSCO, CNKI, and Wanfang Data Knowledge Service platform to identify any relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from inception to April 2021. The Cochrane risk of the bias tool was utilized to evaluate the methodological quality of the included studies, and RevMan 5.3 was applied to perform data analyses.
resultsA total of 22 RCTs involving 1346 patients were included. The results of the meta-analysis showed that exercise had significant advantages in improving lung function and exercising capacity and quality of life in children with asthma compared with conventional treatment, such as the forced vital capacity to predicted value ratio (SMD = 0.27; 95% CI: 0.13, 0.40, and
conclusionsCurrent evidence shows that exercise has a certain effect on improving pulmonary function recovery, exercise capacity, and quality of life in children with bronchial asthma. Given the limitation of the number and quality of included studies, further research and verification are needed to guide clinical application.
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