Their http://www.selleckchem.com/products/at13387.html baseline characteristics are presented in Table 1. Ten (53%) participants undertook the control intervention (exercise using either a treadmill or cycle ergometer as prescribed by the treating physiotherapist) first. The two exercise

interventions were conducted for all participants within a 48 hour period, within 72 hours of discharge. Both exercise modes were delivered by the same physiotherapist in the Physiotherapy Gym of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Exercise heart rate and oxygen saturation data during rest and each exercise intervention are presented in Table 2. During the 15-minute exercise, there was no significant difference in the average heart rate between the gaming console exercise of 144 beats/min (SD 13) and control exercise of 141 beats/min (SD 15), mean difference 3 beats/min (95% CI −3 to 9). However, gaming console exercise induced a significantly higher maximum heart rate, by 9 beats/min (95% CI 3 to 15) and a significantly higher minimum heart rate, by 13 beats/min (95% CI 2 to 24). Average, maximum and minimum oxygen saturation during exercise did not differ significantly

between the groups, with between-group differences of only 1–2% (absolute). Participants thought both exercise modes provided a ‘hard’ workout, rating each on average a score of about 15 on the RPE www.selleckchem.com/products/SNS-032.html scale (Table 3). Energy expenditure at rest and during the 15 minutes of exercise is presented in Table 2. No data were recorded for two participants, one each in both exercise interventions. There were no significant differences between the two exercise modes during the 15 minutes of exercise (1.0 MET, 95% CI −0.3 to 0.5). However, there was a significant difference between the two exercise interventions for the total energy expended in the whole exercise session not (26 kcal, 95% CI 17 to 35), as presented in Table 3. The participants’

perception of the exercise is presented in Table 3. Participants rated the gaming console exercise as significantly more enjoyable on the 10-cm visual analogue scale, mean difference 2.6 cm (95% CI 1.6 to 3.6). Participants did not perceive significantly different fatigue or workload between the two types of exercise. Participants thought both exercise modes were an effective form of exercise, rating each on average a score of about 8 on the visual analogue scale. Similarly, participants thought both exercise modes would be feasible to include as part of their regular exercise regimen, rating each on average a score of about 8 on the visual analogue scale. The amount of dyspnoea also did not differ between the two types of exercise. Exercise involving a gaming console appears to be a feasible mode of aerobic exercise for adults with cystic fibrosis.