Why the study?
Does exercise training improve maximal exercise capacity, muscle strength, quality of life, and blood pressure in adult solid organ transplant recipients?
Does exercise training improve maximal exercise capacity, muscle strength, quality of life, and blood pressure in adult solid organ transplant recipients?
Exercise training improves maximal exercise capacity, muscle strength, quality of life, and diastolic blood pressure in adult solid organ transplant recipients.
Supports exercise training in transplant rehabilitation; extends RCT evidence via meta-analysis of capacity and strength gains.
peak) (SMD: 0.40; 95%CI 0.22-0.57; P = 0.0) and quadriceps muscle strength (SMD: 0.38; 95%CI 0.16-0.60; P = 0.001) in the exercise vs control groups. There were also improvements in several domains of the SF-36. Diastolic blood pressure improved in the exercise group compared to controls (SMD: -0.22; 95%CI -0.41-0.03; P = 0.02). Despite the considerable variation in exercise training characteristics and high risk of bias in the included studies, exercise training improved maximal exercise capacity, quadriceps muscle strength, HRQoL, and diastolic blood pressure and should be an essential part of the post-transplant care.
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