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Trial reportBMJ open2025

Effects of aquatic high-intensity interval training on aerobic capacity in adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: the AquaHigh randomised controlled trial.

Heidi Bunæs-Næss, Sophie E Heywood, Linda Aimée Hartford Kvæl, Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg, Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson

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Trial report in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05209802 (High-intensity Aquatic Exercise for Adults with Rheumatic Diseases), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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High-intensity Aquatic Exercise for Adults with Rheumatic Diseases (AquaHigh)

TypeinterventionalSponsorOslo Metropolitan UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled84ConditionsRheumatic DiseasesArmsGroup A: High intensity exercise training, Group B: moderate intensity exercise training
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Heidi Bunæs-NæssDepartment of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Oslo Metropolitan University Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo, Norway heidibun@oslomet.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6142-0143
Sophie E HeywoodDepartment of Physiotherapy, St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
Linda Aimée Hartford KvælDepartment of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Oslo Metropolitan University Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-2271
Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg *Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Oslo Metropolitan University Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1740-4410
Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson *Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Oslo Metropolitan University Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo, Norway.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 (VO

resultsMean exercise intensity was Borg scale 15 (SD 2) and 13 (SD 2) in the AHIIT and AMICT, respectively. Mean improvement in VO

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 NUMBER: NCT05209802.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyExercise ToleranceHigh-Intensity Interval TrainingMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic DiseasesAgedFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthOxygen ConsumptionSingle-Blind MethodExerciseREHABILITATION MEDICINERHEUMATOLOGY

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PMCPMC11934390

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