PMID- 23531226 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150603 LR - 20211021 IS - 1478-6362 (Electronic) IS - 1478-6354 (Print) IS - 1478-6354 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Mar 26 TI - Exercise training in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a controlled randomized trial. PG - R46 LID - 10.1186/ar4205 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Exercise training has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy to counteract physical dysfunction in adult systemic lupus erythematosus. However, no longitudinal studies have evaluated the effects of an exercise training program in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (C-SLE) patients. The objective was to evaluate the safety and the efficacy of a supervised aerobic training program in improving the cardiorespiratory capacity in C-SLE patients. METHODS: Nineteen physically inactive C-SLE patients were randomly assigned into two groups: trained (TR, n = 10, supervised moderate-intensity aerobic exercise program) and non-trained (NT, n = 9). Gender-, body mass index (BMI)- and age-matched healthy children were recruited as controls (C, n = 10) for baseline (PRE) measurements only. C-SLE patients were assessed at PRE and after 12 weeks of training (POST). Main measurements included exercise tolerance and cardiorespiratory measurements in response to a maximal exercise (that is, peak VO2, chronotropic reserve (CR), and the heart rate recovery (DeltaHRR) (that is, the difference between HR at peak exercise and at both the first (DeltaHRR1) and second (DeltaHRR2) minutes of recovery after exercise). RESULTS: The C-SLE NT patients did not present changes in any of the cardiorespiratory parameters at POST (P > 0.05). In contrast, the exercise training program was effective in promoting significant increases in time-to-exhaustion (P = 0.01; ES = 1.07), peak speed (P = 0.01; ES = 1.08), peak VO2 (P = 0.04; ES = 0.86), CR (P = 0.06; ES = 0.83), and in DeltaHRR1 and DeltaHRR2 (P = 0.003; ES = 1.29 and P = 0.0008; ES = 1.36, respectively) in the C-SLE TR when compared with the NT group. Moreover, cardiorespiratory parameters were comparable between C-SLE TR patients and C subjects after the exercise training intervention, as evidenced by the ANOVA analysis (P > 0.05, TR vs. C). SLEDAI-2K scores remained stable throughout the study. CONCLUSION: A 3-month aerobic exercise training was safe and capable of ameliorating the cardiorespiratory capacity and the autonomic function in C-SLE patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT01515163. FAU - Prado, Danilo M L AU - Prado DM FAU - Benatti, Fabiana B AU - Benatti FB FAU - de Sa-Pinto, Ana L AU - de Sa-Pinto AL FAU - Hayashi, Ana P AU - Hayashi AP FAU - Gualano, Bruno AU - Gualano B FAU - Pereira, Rosa M R AU - Pereira RM FAU - Sallum, Adriana M E AU - Sallum AM FAU - Bonfa, Eloisa AU - Bonfa E FAU - Silva, Clovis A AU - Silva CA FAU - Roschel, Hamilton AU - Roschel H LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01515163 PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130326 PL - England TA - Arthritis Res Ther JT - Arthritis research & therapy JID - 101154438 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Child MH - Exercise Therapy/*methods MH - Exercise Tolerance MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Longitudinal Studies MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*rehabilitation MH - Male PMC - PMC3672722 EDAT- 2013/03/28 06:00 MHDA- 2015/06/04 06:00 PMCR- 2013/03/26 CRDT- 2013/03/28 06:00 PHST- 2012/10/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/03/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/03/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/03/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/06/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/03/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ar4205 [pii] AID - 10.1186/ar4205 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Arthritis Res Ther. 2013 Mar 26;15(2):R46. doi: 10.1186/ar4205.