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Dowman LM, May AK, Hill CJ, Bondarenko J, Spencer L, Morris NR, Alison JA, Walsh J, Goh NSL, Corte T, Glaspole I, Chambers DC, McDonald CF, Holland AE. High intensity interval training versus moderate intensity continuous training for people with interstitial lung disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pulm Med 2021; 21:361. [PMID: 34758808 PMCID: PMC8582173 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01704-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Interstitial lung disease is a debilitating condition associated with significant dyspnoea, fatigue, and poor exercise tolerance. Pulmonary rehabilitation is an effective and key intervention in people with interstitial lung disease. However, despite the best efforts of patients and clinicians, many of those who participate are not achieving clinically meaningful benefits. This assessor-blinded, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial aims to compare the clinical benefits of high intensity interval exercise training versus the standard pulmonary rehabilitation method of continuous training at moderate intensity in people with fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Methods Eligible participants will be randomised to either a standard pulmonary rehabilitation group using moderate intensity continuous exercise training or high intensity interval exercise training. Participants in both groups will undertake an 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation program of twice-weekly supervised exercise training including aerobic (cycling) and strengthening exercises. In addition, participants in both groups will be prescribed a home exercise program. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, upon completion of the intervention and at six months following the intervention by a blinded assessor. The primary outcome is endurance time on a constant work rate test. Secondary outcomes are functional capacity (6-min walk distance), health-related quality of life (Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ), St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis specific version (SGRQ-I), breathlessness (Dyspnoea 12, Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnoea Scale), fatigue (fatigue severity scale), anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), physical activity level (GeneActiv), skeletal muscle changes (ultrasonography) and completion and adherence to pulmonary rehabilitation. Discussion The standard exercise training strategies used in pulmonary rehabilitation may not provide an optimal exercise training stimulus for people with interstitial lung disease. This study will determine whether high intensity interval training can produce equivalent or even superior changes in exercise performance and symptoms. If high intensity interval training proves effective, it will provide an exercise training strategy that can readily be implemented into clinical practice for people with interstitial lung disease. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Registry (NCT03800914). Registered 11 January 2019, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03800914 Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12619000019101. Registered 9 January 2019, https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=376050&isReview=true
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Affiliation(s)
- Leona M Dowman
- Respiratory Research @ Alfred, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia. .,Department of Physiotherapy, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia. .,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Respiratory Research @ Alfred, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Department of Physiotherapy, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Respiratory Research @ Alfred, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Physiotherapy, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.,Metro North Hospital and Health Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Allied Health Research Collaborative, Chermside, QLD, Australia
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- Allied Health Professorial Unit, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Sydney School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.,Metro North Hospital and Health Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Allied Health Research Collaborative, Chermside, QLD, Australia.,Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Pulmonary Fibrosis, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Pulmonary Fibrosis, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Pulmonary Fibrosis, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Respiratory Research @ Alfred, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Physiotherapy, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Marillier M, Bernard AC, Verges S, Moran-Mendoza O, O'Donnell DE, Neder JA. Oxygen supplementation during exercise improves leg muscle fatigue in chronic fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Thorax 2021; 76:672-680. [PMID: 33542089 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Exercise-induced hypoxaemia is a hallmark of chronic fibrotic interstitial lung disease (f-ILD). It remains unclear whether patients' severe hypoxaemia may exaggerate locomotor muscle fatigue and, if so, to what extent oxygen (O2) supplementation can ameliorate these abnormalities. METHODS Fifteen patients (12 males, 9 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) performed a constant-load (60% peak work rate) cycle test to symptom limitation (Tlim) while breathing medical air. Fifteen age-matched and sex-matched controls cycled up to patients' Tlim. Patients repeated the exercise test on supplemental O2 (42%±7%) for the same duration. Near-infrared spectroscopy assessed vastus lateralis oxyhaemoglobin concentration ((HbO2)). Pre-exercise to postexercise variation in twitch force (∆Tw) induced by femoral nerve magnetic stimulation quantified muscle fatigue. RESULTS Patients showed severe hypoxaemia (lowest O2 saturation by pulse oximetry=80.0%±7.6%) which was associated with a blunted increase in muscle (HbO2) during exercise vs controls (+1.3±0.3 µmol vs +4.4±0.4 µmol, respectively; p<0.001). Despite exercising at work rates ∼ one-third lower than controls (42±13 W vs 66±13 W), ∆Tw was greater in patients (∆Tw/external work performed by the leg muscles=-0.59±0.21 %/kJ vs -0.25±0.19 %/kJ; p<0.001). Reversal of exertional hypoxaemia with supplemental O2 was associated with a significant increase in muscle (HbO2), leading to a reduced decrease in ∆Tw in patients (-0.33±0.19 %/kJ; p<0.001 vs air). Supplemental O2 significantly improved leg discomfort (p=0.005). CONCLUSION O2 supplementation during exercise improves leg muscle oxygenation and fatigue in f-ILD. Lessening peripheral muscle fatigue to enhance exercise tolerance is a neglected therapeutic target that deserves clinical attention in this patient population.
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- Mathieu Marillier
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- 2HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, Isere, France
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- 2HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, Isere, France
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- 2HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, Isere, France
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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