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Ergin E1, Savci S2, Ozcan Kahraman B2, Ozsoy I3, Tanriverdi A1, Volkan A1, Atakul G4, Manci E5, Asilsoy S4, Uzuner N4
1Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate School of Health Science, Izmir, Turkey, 2Dokuz Eylul University, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Izmir, Turkey, 3Kırsehir Ahi Evran University, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Kırsehir, Turkey, 4Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, 5Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disease that affects multi-systems, predominantly respiratory symptoms, and this can reduce exercise capacity. Although reduction in aerobic performance and measurement methods is well-known, anaerobic exercise capacity assessments in children with CF has not been adequately researched compared to aerobic performance.
Purpose: This study aimed to compare of two different anaerobic exercise capacity tests in patients with CF and healthy children.
Methods: Eighteen patients with CF and seventeen healthy children were included in the study. Vertical jump was performed with G*Walk motion analysis system. Height and concentric power was recorded after the vertical jump test. 30-second Wingate test was also used for anaerobic exercise capacity measurement. Both absolute and per kilogram values for peak power and average power were noted.
Results: The median age of the subjects were found 11.0 years for CF children and 14.0 years for healthy group and there was no significant difference (p>0.05). There was no significant difference between groups in gender (p>0.05). The differences between vertical jump height and concentric power in children with CF and healthy were statistically significant (p 0.05), however, there were no significant difference in peak power and average power (p>0.05). 30-second Wingate test could not perform %27.7 (n=5) of children with CF and % 35.3 (n=6) of healthy children could not complete the because of children's height.
Conclusion(s): Children with CF presents lower vertical jump height and concentric power compare to healthy children. Peak power and average power, although similar between CF and control, values were lower in children with CF. We also thought that it is necessary to increase the application of vertical jump test in practice because of it is suggested in rehabilitation programs for children with CF.
Implications: Vertical jump test can be applied more easily because height is not a problem for application and reflects the anaerobic exercise capacity results better.
Keywords: Anaerobic exercise test, cystic fibrosis, cardiopulmonary
Funding acknowledgements: This study was funded by Department of Scientific Research Projects, Dokuz Eylül University
Purpose: This study aimed to compare of two different anaerobic exercise capacity tests in patients with CF and healthy children.
Methods: Eighteen patients with CF and seventeen healthy children were included in the study. Vertical jump was performed with G*Walk motion analysis system. Height and concentric power was recorded after the vertical jump test. 30-second Wingate test was also used for anaerobic exercise capacity measurement. Both absolute and per kilogram values for peak power and average power were noted.
Results: The median age of the subjects were found 11.0 years for CF children and 14.0 years for healthy group and there was no significant difference (p>0.05). There was no significant difference between groups in gender (p>0.05). The differences between vertical jump height and concentric power in children with CF and healthy were statistically significant (p 0.05), however, there were no significant difference in peak power and average power (p>0.05). 30-second Wingate test could not perform %27.7 (n=5) of children with CF and % 35.3 (n=6) of healthy children could not complete the because of children's height.
Conclusion(s): Children with CF presents lower vertical jump height and concentric power compare to healthy children. Peak power and average power, although similar between CF and control, values were lower in children with CF. We also thought that it is necessary to increase the application of vertical jump test in practice because of it is suggested in rehabilitation programs for children with CF.
Implications: Vertical jump test can be applied more easily because height is not a problem for application and reflects the anaerobic exercise capacity results better.
Keywords: Anaerobic exercise test, cystic fibrosis, cardiopulmonary
Funding acknowledgements: This study was funded by Department of Scientific Research Projects, Dokuz Eylül University
Topic: Cardiorespiratory; Paediatrics
Ethics approval required: Yes
Institution: Dokuz Eylül University
Ethics committee: Noninvasive Research Ethics Board of Dokuz Eylül University
Ethics number: 2017/18-27
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