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Active Video Game Exercise Training Improves the Clinical Control of Asthma in Children: Randomized Controlled Trial.


ABSTRACT: 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.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 an eight-week supervised program with two weekly 40-minute sessions. Pre-training and post-training evaluations involved the Asthma Control Questionnaire, exhaled nitric oxide levels (FeNO), maximum exercise testing (Bruce protocol) and lung function.No differences between the VGG and TG were found at the baseline. Improvements occurred in both groups with regard to asthma control and exercise capacity. Moreover, a significant reduction in FeNO was found in the VGG (p < 0.05). Although the mean energy expenditure at rest and during exercise training was similar for both groups, the maximum energy expenditure was higher in the VGG.The present findings strongly suggest that aerobic training promoted by an active video game had a positive impact on children with asthma in terms of clinical control, improvement in their exercise capacity and a reduction in pulmonary inflammation.Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01438294.

SUBMITTER: Gomes EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4547724 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Active Video Game Exercise Training Improves the Clinical Control of Asthma in Children: Randomized Controlled Trial.

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]

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