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The Effects of Telerehabilitation Versus Home-based Exercise on Muscle Function, Physical Activity, and Sleep in Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

  • Year: 2025
  • Date:
  • Author: Kilic K
Source

Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2025 Mar 3:1-16. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2025.2469567.

Study design (if review, criteria of inclusion for studies)

Randomized Controlled Trial

Participants

30 children with CF (mean age = 10.2 ± 1.9 years)

Interventions

Telerehabilitation (TG) compared with an unsupervised home exercise training program (HG)

Outcome measures

Muscle function (one-minute sit-to-stand (1-min STS), sit-up, pushup, squat, and plank tests)), PA (Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children), and sleep (Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ)) were assessed before and after the 6-week study period.

Main results

The 1-min STS significantly improved in the TG compared with the HG (p ≤ .001, η(p)(2) = 0.474). The sit-up (p = .005, η(p)(2) = 0.247), pushup (p = .002, η(p)(2) = 0.180), squat (p = .002, η(p)(2) = 0.284), and plank (p < .001, η(p)(2) = 0.360) test scores were significantly improved in the TG compared to the HG. No significant changes between groups were seen for PA (p = .261, η(p)(2) = 0.045), ESS (p = .160, η(p)(2) = 0.069), or PSQ (p = .763, η(p)(2) = 0.003).

Authors' conclusions

Children who received TG improved muscle function more than children who received an HG. The effectiveness of longer term TG programs should be investigated in children with CF.

Related topics

Exercise and physical training in cystic fibrosis

Keywords: Exercise; non pharmacological intervention - devices OR physiotherapy; Counseling; Psychoeducation; non pharmacological intervention - psyco-soc-edu-org; telemedicine; training;