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SUBMITTER: Gomes EL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4547724 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gomes Evelim L F D EL Carvalho Celso R F CR Peixoto-Souza Fabiana Sobral FS Teixeira-Carvalho Etiene Farah EF Mendonça Juliana Fernandes Barreto JF Stirbulov Roberto R Sampaio Luciana Maria Malosá LM Costa Dirceu D
PloS one 20150824 8
<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of the present study was to determine whether aerobic exercise involving an active video game system improved asthma control, airway inflammation and exercise capacity in children with moderate to severe asthma.<h4>Design</h4>A randomized, controlled, single-blinded clinical trial was carried out. Thirty-six children with moderate to severe asthma were randomly allocated to either a video game group (VGG; N = 20) or a treadmill group (TG; n = 16). Both groups completed ...[more]