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. 2022 Aug 9;2022(8):CD002768. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002768.pub5

NCT04543929.

Study name Effects of innovative aerobic exercise training in cystic fibrosis
Methods Design: single‐centre, open‐label, parallel‐design RCT; no blinding
Location: University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
Duration: 12 weeks
Participants Enrolment goal: 9 participants with CF
Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of CF; prescribed and taking for 28 days ivacaftor‐tezacaftor‐elexacaftor (Trikafta); aged ≥ 18 years
Exclusion criteria: aged ≤ 17 years; not eligible for ivacaftor‐tezacaftor‐elexacaftor (Trikafta); inability to exercise; pregnancy; status after lung transplantation; already participating in > 150 min of aerobic exercise per week
Interventions This study evaluates the effectiveness of standard of care therapy plus exercise compared to standard of care only for improving cardiorespiratory fitness.
Intervention group: partially supervised and home‐based exercise training (exercise prescription plus standard of care)
Control group: standard of care (no exercise prescription)
Outcomes Primary outcome 
  1. Change in aerobic exercise capacity at the anaerobic threshold via submaximal CPET, measured at baseline and after 12 weeks


Secondary outcomes
  1. Change in FEV1, measured at baseline and after 12 weeks

  2. Change in quality of life (CFQ‐R), measured at baseline and after 12 weeks

  3. Change in sweat chloride concentration, measured at baseline and after 12 weeks

  4. Change in HbA1c concentration, measured at baseline and after 12 weeks

Starting date 11 February 2020
Contact information University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Christine Morgan: telephone: 00 1 913‐588‐1572; Email: cmorgan6@kumc.edu   
Larry Scott: telephone: 00 1 913‐588‐1572; Email: lscott2@kumc.edu   
Notes The primary outcome is broadly defined and not clear to the authors of this review.