Aquatic exercise for people with asthma: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Franciele Angelo DeusCecylia Leiber Fernandes E CastroVinícius Cunha OliveiraPedro Henrique Scheidt FigueiredoHenrique Silveira CostaDiego Mendes XavierWellington Fabiano GomesVanessa Pereira Lima

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2024)

Improvements in lung function and quality of life in asthmatic patients undergoing aquatic exercise are not supported by high-quality evidence. The present findings will need to be confirmed by new, methodologically more rigorous clinical trials.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
patients undergoing
air pollution
clinical trial
high intensity
risk assessment
physical activity
resistance training
systematic review
double blind
phase iii