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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Effects of a Long-Term Monitored Exercise Program on Aerobic Fitness in a Small Group of Children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Wolfgang Gruber, Florian Stehling, Christopher Blosch, Stefanie Dillenhoefer, Margarete Olivier, Cordula Koerner-Rettberg, Sivagurunathan Sutharsan, Uwe Mellies, Christian Taube, Matthias Welsner

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The 2025 European Cystic Fibrosis Society position statement on physical activity assessment in cystic fibrosis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Wolfgang GruberPediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Children's Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2186-9269
Florian StehlingPediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Children's Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2417-2048
Christopher BloschPediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Children's Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
Stefanie DillenhoeferDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, University Children's Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bochum, Germany.
Margarete OlivierPediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Children's Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
Cordula Koerner-RettbergChildren's Hospital Marienhospital Wesel, 46483 Wesel, Germany.
Sivagurunathan SutharsanDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45239 Essen, Germany.
Uwe MelliesPediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Children's Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
Christian TaubeDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45239 Essen, Germany.
Matthias WelsnerDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45239 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1259-8911
University of Duisburg-Essen · DERuhrlandklinik · DEChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel · DEMarien Hospital Wesel · DEUniversity Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a monitored exercise program on aerobic fitness in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Methods: Six children (2f/4m) with ages ranging from 6 to 14 years (11.3 ± 3.3 years.) and a mean ppFEV1 102.5 ± 13.5% pred. participated in the partially monitored 12-month exercise program. VO2peak and Wpeak were used as parameters of aerobic fitness. Incremental Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Tests (CPETs) were performed before the program began (T1), after 6 months (T3) of monitoring, and after a further 6 months (T4) without monitoring. Habitual physical activity (HPA) was assessed with accelerometry. Results: The values of VO2peak and Wpeak improved slightly from T1 to T3 (p > 0.05), without a further increase after monitoring was stopped (T4). However, the VO2peak and Wpeak values were higher after monitoring was stopped compared to at T1. The exercise program with and without monitoring (p > 0.05) had no or only a slight effect on the FEV1 values, steps/day, and the intensity of HPA. Conclusions: Monitoring seems to facilitate the achievement of beneficial effects on physical fitness in CF children. For that reason, continuous individual exercise monitoring programs that involve close contact with an exercise therapist should be provided to maintain long-term motivation and participation in physical activities and sport activities during leisure time.

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Cystic FibrosisAdolescentChildExerciseExercise TestExercise TherapyHumansPhysical Fitnessaerobic fitnesschildrencystic fibrosislong-term exercise programphysical activityVO2peak

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PMID35805585
PMCPMC9265477
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