Changes in fatigability following intense aerobic exercise training in patients with interstitial lung disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if, in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), fatigue might be lessened after vigorous aerobic exercise.

Methods

13 physically inactive patients (5 men and 8 women; age 57.2 ± 9.1 years, BMI 28.2 ± 4.6 kgm(-2)) with ILD of heterogeneous etiology and able to walk on a motor driven treadmill without physical limitation were enrolled. Subjects underwent cardiopulmonary exercise (CPET) and 6-min walk (6MWT) tests and completed Fatigue Severity Scale and Human Activity Profile questionnaires before and after an aerobic exercise-training regimen. The training regimen required participation in at least 24 of 30 prescribed aerobic exercise training sessions at a target heart rate of 70-80% of the heart rate reserve, 30 min per session, 3 times per week

SUBMITTER: Keyser RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388636 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature