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Trial reportScientific reports2023

Effect of functional resistance training on the structure and function of the heart and liver in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver.

Ramin Jafarikhah, Arsalan Damirchi, Farhad Rahmani Nia, Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Razavi-Toosi, Afshin Shafaghi, Mostafa Asadian

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ramin JafarikhahDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Arsalan DamirchiDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. damirchiarsalan08@gmail.com.
Farhad Rahmani NiaDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Razavi-ToosiMedical Biotechnology Research Center, School of Paramedicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Afshin ShafaghiGI Cancer Screening and Preventing Research Center (GCSPRC), Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Mostafa AsadianCardiovascular department, Razi Medical Education Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Guilan University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Guilan · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study is of the quasi-experimental type, with a pre-and post-test design, and subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups: control (n = 8) and experimental (test) (n = 8). Based on the patient's self-report and using daily diet control tables, the patient's diet planning percentage of energy supply was managed and controlled for 3 days. The protocol for functional resistance training for these circular exercises, including the squat, lunge, bear crawl, rock press, jumping jack, and back fly lunge, was performed three times per week without specialized apparatus. Ejection fraction (EF) and fractional shortening (FS) were measured before and after functional resistance training, using echocardiography. Liver Stiffness and steatosis were measured using FibroScan, and the liver function was determined using biochemical assays. The average age of patients in the control group and the test group were 46.02 ± 5.4 and 48.6 ± 2.51, respectively. Pre-test and post-test of the body mass index were 32.06 ± 5.06 and 30.02 ± 3.97, and for the body fat percentage were 33.65 ± 6.09 and 25.41 ± 4.99. In non-alcoholic fatty liver patients, due to functional resistance training, EF (p-value = 0.003) and FS (p-value = 0.03) significantly increased, and C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) (p-value = 0.001), steatosis (p-value = 0.04), and stiffness (p-value = 0.01) decreased. According to the results and without considering clinical trials, functional resistance training affects the structure and function of the heart and Liver in NAFLD patients.

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseResistance TrainingUrsidaeAnimalsC-Reactive ProteinEchocardiographyHeartHumansC-Reactive Protein

Identifiers

PMID37726373
PMCPMC10509216
OpenAlexW4386864634

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