06 Oct Pilot Study Tests High Intensity Exercise in Women With Rheumatic Disease

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Anja Bye, PhD, Senior Researcher
Cardiac Exercise Research Group (CERG)
K.G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine
National Council of Cardiovascular Disease
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging
Medical Faculty
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Dr. Bye: The background was that we know that this type of training is superior to exercise at lower intensities in cardiovascular risk reduction in several patients groups. As it was not tested in patients with rheumatic disease, we set out to determine if this type of exercise would be tolerated in these patients, and of they would experience the same benefits on the cardiovascular system as other patients groups, and healthy young and elderly individuals. Hence the main goal was not to treat the rheumatic disease, but to study whether the exercise training would be tolerated, as we assumed they would have equal benefits from this type of exercise as everyone else. I think the most interesting findings were that all of the participants were capable of participating in this type of high-intensity exercise program, without reporting any negative side-effects. Of course the great increase in VO2max, and  the trend towards a reduction in the inflammation after the exercise intervention was very interesting.

Medical Research: What should clinicians and patients take away from your report?

Dr. Bye: First, I think that the same study should be performed in an larger population and in men, to validate the positive results. Moreover, we are now testing this type of exercise in patients with other rheumatic conditions.

Medical Research: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?

Dr. Bye: First, I think that the same study should be performed in an larger population and in men, to validate the positive results. Moreover, we are now testing this type of exercise in patients with other rheumatic conditions.

Citation:

Janne Sandstad, Dorthe Stensvold, Mari Hoff, Bjarne M. Nes, Ingerid Arbo, Anja Bye. The effects of high intensity interval training in women with rheumatic disease: a pilot study. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2015; DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3186-9

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Anja Bye, PhD (2015). Pilot Study Tests High Intensity Exercise in Women With Rheumatic Disease 

Last Updated on October 6, 2015 by Marie Benz MD FAAD