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Journal Article
Effects of aquatic high-intensity interval training on aerobic capacity in adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: the AquaHigh randomised controlled trial
2025
Overview
ObjectivesTo examine the effects of 12 weeks aquatic high-intensity interval training (AHIIT) compared with aquatic moderate-intensity continuous training (AMICT) on aerobic capacity and lower limb functional strength in adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).DesignAn assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial.SettingCommunity-based setting.Participants89 participants (91% female, mean age 62 (SD 13) years) with RMDs were randomly allocated to AHIIT (n=44) or AMICT (n=45).InterventionsBoth groups participated in group-based peer-led exercise programmes two times per week for 12 weeks. The AHIIT group included four intervals of 4 min at high intensity (Borg scale 14–18). The AMICT group maintained moderate continuous intensity level (Borg scale 12–13).Main outcome measuresPeak aerobic capacity (VO2peak) was estimated by time to exhaustion and lower limb functional strength with the 30-second sit-to-stand test (30sSTS) at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. A linear mixed model for repeated measures estimated the mean difference with 95% CI in VO2peak and 30sSTS.ResultsMean exercise intensity was Borg scale 15 (SD 2) and 13 (SD 2) in the AHIIT and AMICT, respectively. Mean improvement in VO2peak in AHIIT was 1.9 mL∙kg−1∙min−1 (95% CI 0.045 to 3.77) compared with AMICT after 12 weeks (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between groups in VO2peak after 6 months or in 30sSTS at either 3 or 6 months (p>0.05). No adverse events during exercise were reported.ConclusionsAHIIT demonstrated significant improvements in aerobic capacity after 12 weeks, and the intervention was well tolerated with no adverse events reported. However, there was no maintenance of aerobic capacity at 6 months.Trial registration numberNCT05209802.
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group,BMJ Publishing Group LTD,BMJ Publishing Group
Subject
/ Exercise
/ Exercise Tolerance - physiology
/ Female
/ High-Intensity Interval Training - methods
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Muscle Strength - physiology
/ Musculoskeletal Diseases - physiopathology
/ Musculoskeletal Diseases - rehabilitation
/ Musculoskeletal Diseases - therapy
/ Pain
/ Peers
/ Rheumatic Diseases - physiopathology
/ Rheumatic Diseases - rehabilitation
