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  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Clinical Trials

Background:

  • Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory condition characterized by excessive sputum, cough, dyspnea, and fatigue, significantly impacting quality of life.
  • Exercise intolerance is a common symptom in bronchiectasis, limiting daily activities and overall well-being.
  • The role of exercise training in managing bronchiectasis remains incompletely understood despite its benefits in other respiratory diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of exercise training versus usual care on exercise tolerance and quality of life in individuals with bronchiectasis.
  • To assess the effects of exercise training on acute exacerbations, hospitalizations, respiratory and mental health symptoms, physical function, mortality, and adverse events.
  • To synthesize current evidence on exercise training interventions for both stable and acute exacerbation phases of bronchiectasis.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing exercise training (≥4 weeks or ≥8 sessions) with usual care.
  • Searched multiple databases including the Cochrane Airways Specialised Register, ClinicalTrials.gov, and WHO trials portal up to October 2020.
  • Included six studies (275 participants), with co-interventions permitted if part of usual care; assessed risk of bias and certainty of evidence using GRADE.

Main Results:

  • Exercise training significantly improved functional exercise tolerance (Incremental Shuttle Walk Distance, 6-Minute Walk Distance) and quality of life (St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire) in stable bronchiectasis patients.
  • Improvements in exercise capacity and quality of life exceeded minimal clinically important difference thresholds.
  • Exercise training reduced acute exacerbations in stable bronchiectasis over 12 months; however, no significant improvements were observed in cough-related quality of life, anxiety, or depression.
  • Limited evidence suggests minimal benefit post-acute exacerbation and insufficient data on long-term effects or adverse events.

Conclusions:

  • Exercise training offers short-term benefits for functional exercise capacity and quality of life in stable bronchiectasis.
  • The impact on cough-specific quality of life and psychological symptoms appears minimal, with limited evidence on long-term outcomes.
  • Further high-quality research is needed to clarify long-term benefits, adverse events, and effects in different bronchiectasis phenotypes.