Matthias Welsner, Wolfgang Gruber, Christopher Blosch, Cordula Koerner-Rettberg, Folke Brinkmann, Stefanie Dillenhoefer, Sivagurunathan Sutharsan, Christian Taube, Uwe Mellies, Margarete Olivier, Florian Stehling
Purpose: Maintaining physical fitness plays an important role in the management of people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF). Longitudinal data on the course of physical fitness and the potential impact of the introduction of highly effective CFTR modulator therapy with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) in adult pwCF are scarce. Methods: Health-related and skill-related components of physical fitness were assessed using an incremental cycle test (Wpeak), plus forward bend (FB), prone bent knee hip extension (HE), plank leg raise (PLR), standing long jump (SLJ), and standing on one leg (OLS)...
March 13, 2024: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport