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The comparative efficacy of group- versus home-based exercise programs in patients with ankylosing spondylitis:
Hui Liang1, Xu Tian, Xiao-Ling Liu
1Department of Nursing, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital & Chongqing Cancer Institute & Chongqing Cancer Hospital, Chongqing Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Background:
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an important factor to not only cause employment obstacle, but also result in serious social economic load. Several randomized controlled trials investigated the efficacy of group- versus home-based exercise programs in patients with AS. This systematic review will collect and summarize the available evidence to realize the effectiveness of group- and home-based programs in patients with AS.
Methods:
A search in PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library will be electronically performed by 2 independent investigators to capture all potential studies comparing group- and home-based in patients with AS. The time limit of search will be from their inception to April 2018. Two independent investigators provide their agreement in presencial meeting for a final selection, and at a later stage, the articles will be reviewed in full-text by the all authors. Quantitative analysis will be performed with Review Manager (RevMan) software (version 5.3.0).
Results:
This meta-analysis will provide a high-quality synthesis of current evidence of group- versus home-based exercise programs in patients with AS.
Conclusion:
The conclusion of our meta-analysis will provide the evidence which program is an effective intervention for patient with AS.
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