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Review: physical training increases cardiopulmonary fitness in asthma and does not decrease lung function

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.2.44

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    Ram FSF, Robinson SM, Black PN, et al. Physical training for asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005;(4):CD001116.

    Q In patients with asthma, does physical training improve respiratory and general health?

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    Cochrane Airways Group Specialised Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline (1966 to May 2005), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1980 to May 2005), SportDiscus (1949 to May 2005), Current Contents (1995 to May 2005), Science Citation Index (1995 to May 2005), and reference lists of relevant studies.

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in any language that compared physical training (whole body aerobic exercise lasting 20–30 min 2–3 times/wk) for ⩾4 weeks with usual activity (no encouragement or training) in patients ⩾8 years of age with asthma. Methodological quality assessment of individual trials included …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr F S F Ram, School of Health Sciences, Massey University – Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. fsfram{at}yahoo.co.uk

    • Source of funding: no external funding.