Effect of exercise training on heath, quality of life, exercise capacity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Table 1 Demographic information of the included studies

Author	Study type	Intervention details	Participants, female (male), age	Drop outs	Intervention duration, single time, frequency	Diagnostic criteria	Region	Outcomes
Sandstedt et al., 2013	RCT	IG = training programme about AE + RE CG = non-exercise	IG = 25(8), 13.3 CG = 17(4), 14.9	IG = 5 CG = 1	12weeks, 20 min, 3times	ILAR	Sweden	HRmax
Azab et al., 2022	RCT	IG = pilates exercise CG = conventional physical therapy	IG = 12(7), 12.3 ± 1.7 CG = 14(4), 11.6 ± 1.5	IG = 2 CG = 1	12weeks, 25 min, 3times	ILAR	America	CHAQ, VAS, VO₂peak, HRmax, QoL
GREWAL et al., 2007	RCT	IG = AE CG = relaxation	IG = 35(6), 11.5 ± 2.4 CG = 29(10), 11.7 ± 2.5	IG = 6 CG = 5	12weeks, 50 min, 3times	NA	Canada	CHAQ, VO₂peak, QoL, EPM
Takken et al., 2003	RCT	IG = aquatic exercise CG = assessment-only	IG = 16(11), 8.7 ± 2.3 CG = 24(3), 8.9 ± 1.9	IG = 1 CG = 0	24weeks, 60 min, 1time	ILAR or EULAR	Netherlands	CHAQ, Swollen and tender joints, VO₂peak, 6MWT, EPM
Tarakci et al., 2013	RCT	IG = land-based home exercise CG = wait-list	IG = 25(18), 10.0 ± 3.4 CG = 19(19), 10.8 ± 4.0	IG = 3 CG = 8	12weeks, 20-45 min, 4times	ILAR	Turkey	CHAQ, 6MWT, VAS, PQoL

Notes 6MWT, six-minute walk test. AE, aerobic exercise. CG, control group. CG, control group. CHAQ, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire. EPM, Pediatric Escola Paulista de Medicina Range of Motion scale. EULAR, European League of the Associations for Rheumatology. HRmax, max heart rate. IG, intervention group. IG, intervention group. ILAR, International League of the Associations for Rheumatology. min, minute. QoL, Quality of Life. RCT, randomized controlled trial. RCT, randomized controlled trial. RE, resistance exercise. VAS, Visual Analogue Scale. VO₂peak

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