• Respiratory care · Aug 2015

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Active Video Game Playing in Children and Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: Exercise or Just Fun?

    • Elena Salonini, Simone Gambazza, Ilaria Meneghelli, Gloria Tridello, Milva Sanguanini, Clizia Cazzarolli, Alessandra Zanini, and Baroukh M Assael.
    • Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy. elena.salonini@ospedaleuniverona.it.
    • Respir Care. 2015 Aug 1; 60 (8): 117211791172-9.

    BackgroundXbox Kinect has been proposed as an exercise intervention in cystic fibrosis (CF), but its potential has not been compared with standard training modalities.MethodsUsing a crossover design, subjects were randomized to 2 intervention groups: Xbox Kinect and a traditional stationary cycle. Heart rate, SpO2, dyspnea, and fatigue were measured. Subject satisfaction was tested.ResultsThirty subjects with CF (11 males, mean ± SD age of 12 ± 2.5 y, mean ± SD FEV1 of 73 ± 16% of predicted) were enrolled. Xbox Kinect provided a cardiovascular demand similar to a stationary cycle, although the modality was different (interval vs. continuous). Maximum heart rates were similar (P = .2). Heart rate target was achieved more frequently with a stationary cycle (P = .02). Xbox Kinect caused less dyspnea (P = .001) and fatigue (P < .001) and was more enjoyable than a stationary cycle (P < .001).ConclusionsSubjects preferred Xbox Kinect for its interactivity. Xbox Kinect has the potential to be employed as an exercise intervention in young subjects with CF, but investigation over longer periods is needed.Copyright © 2015 by Daedalus Enterprises.

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