ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Efficacy of Different Types of Physical Activity Interventions on Exercise Capacity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Network Meta-Analysis.
Review 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. It is linked to trial NCT06601764 (Effects Of Circuit Training and Progressive Resistance Exercise Program On Pulmonary And Physical Parameters In COPD Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects Of Circuit Training and Progressive Resistance Exercise Program On Pulmonary And Physical Parameters In COPD Patients
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative effectiveness of water-based versus land-based rehabilitation in COPD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of various exercise therapies on 6-min walk distance in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of traditional fitness qigong exercise on frailty status and overall well-being in frail or pre-frail patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A Network Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Different Exercise Types in Patients With COPD.Respiratory care · 2024Pooled it
- Optimal intensity and type of lower limb aerobic training for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
- Physical activity coaching programme for people with Long COVID: a pilot randomised clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- A Network Meta-Analysis of Aerobic, Resistance, Endurance, and High-Intensity Interval Training to Prioritize Exercise for Stable COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- The effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to three months of traditional community-based pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with COPD: a prospective cohort study.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2024Article
- Pathophysiology, Therapeutic Targets, and Future Therapeutic Alternatives in COPD: Focus on the Importance of the Cholinergic System.Biomolecules · 2023Review
- Physical Activity, Depression and Quality of Life in COPD - Results from the CLARA II Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Article
- Design of an AI-driven home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation system to enhance patient engagement.Digital healthArticle
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimA network meta-analysis (NMA) was performed to determine the effects on the exercise capacity, measured by the 6 MWT, of patients with COPD of (i) different physical activity interventions and (ii) supervised or unsupervised programs.
methodsA literature search was carried out from inception to April 2022. Randomized controlled trials of the effectiveness of physical activity on exercise capacity in patients with COPD were included. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias (RoB 2.0) tool, and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation tool (GRADE) was used to assess the quality of the evidence. A pairwise meta-analysis for direct and indirect effects was carried out.
resultsA total of 41 studies were included in this NMA. The highest effects were for urban training pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs (ES, 1.50; 95% CI: 0.46 and 2.55) versus the control group. For supervised and unsupervised PR and home-based PR programs, the highest effects were found for supervised PR (ES, 0.85; 95% CI: 0.46 to 1.23) versus the control group.
conclusionsPR implemented with urban circuit training should be considered the most effective strategy to improve exercise capacity in patients with COPD. Supervision of the programs improves exercise capacity.
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