Pool exercise group | Resistance exercise group | Pool versus Resistance | |||||
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Baseline | ∆ 12 weeks | Baseline | ∆ 12 weeks | 12 weeks | |||
n = 17 | n = 14 | n = 17 | n = 12 | ||||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | p | |
Primary Outcomes | |||||||
MFI-20 | |||||||
General fatigue | 15.4 (2.8) | −2.0 (3.2) | 0.051 | 16.1 (3.9) | −2.5 (3.5) | 0.040 | 0.820 |
Physical fatigue | 14.1 (4.1) | −1.9 (3.2) | 0.044 | 15.2 (4.3) | −1.9 (3.4) | 0.082 | 0.940 |
Mental fatigue | 10.8 (4.6) | −0.6 (2.6) | 0.429 | 12.6 (4.4) | −0.7 (2.7) | 0.439 | 0.899 |
Reduced activity | 11.8 (4.0) | −0.3 (3.5) | 0.916 | 13.6 (5.1) | −1.3 (2.1) | 0.065 | 0.446 |
Reduced motivation | 9.6 (3.3) | −1.3 (1.7) | 0.021 | 9.8 (4.1) | −0.4 (2.8) | 0.561 | 0.176 |
Secondary Outcomes | |||||||
HADS | |||||||
Anxiety | 8.4 (5.7) | −1.6 (2.2) | 0.028 | 8.3 (5.3) | −0.8 (2.5) | 0.263 | 0.527 |
Depression | 5.4 (5.4) | −0.1 (2.2) | 0.750 | 7.1 (4.0) | 0.1 (2.1) | 0.833 | 0.860 |
Shoulder abduction, N | |||||||
Right | 7.5 (2.6) | 0.6 (1.2) | 0.059 | 6.5 (2.7) | 2.2 (1.5) | 0.003 | 0.009 |
Left | 7.5 (2.5) | 0.5 (1.8) | 0.195 | 6.6 (3.1) | 1.4 (2.7) | 0.110 | 0.560 |
Knee extension, N | |||||||
Right | 344.6 (99.0) | 21.5 (80.4) | 0.363 | 358.6 (108.9) | 16.8 (85.5) | 0.480 | 0.940 |
Left | 344.2 (104.3) | 36.9 (102.5) | 0.245 | 367.1 (107.3) | 30.3 (66.5) | 0.170 | 0.742 |
Knee flexion, N | |||||||
Right | 210.2 (90.2) | −17.3 (71.0) | 0.551 | 173.4 (73.9) | 49.8 (49.9) | 0.008 | 0.003 |
Left | 196.4 (74.9) | −8.6 (51.6) | 0.851 | 162.4 (60.0) | 33.3 (39.3) | 0.015 | 0.017 |
Hand grip, N | |||||||
Right | 354.9 (120.5) | 10.2 (46.6) | 0.485 | 371.2 (121.5) | 19.3 (41.5) | 0.060 | 0.689 |
Left | 372.5 (107.1) | 5.9 (66.8) | 0.422 | 367.2 (118.5) | 24.2 (41.9) | 0.084 | 0.742 |
Exploratory Outcomes | |||||||
FIQ pain, mm | 53.5 (28.3) | −2.5 (25.3) | 0.610 | 69.5 (17.7) | −3.3 (13.4) | 0.315 | 0.705 |
Pain localizations | 8.8 (3.2) | −2.1 (2.9) | 0.022 | 10.2 (3.3) | −2.3 (3.2) | 0.033 | 0.860 |
Short Form 36 | |||||||
PCS | 33.8 (9.8) | 4.9 (6.2) | 0.006 | 36.7 (6.9) | 2.2 (5.8) | 0.308 | 0.266 |
MCS | 46.0 (14.1) | 1.9 (8.1) | 0.695 | 35.6 (13.5) | 0.5 (9.1) | 0.308 | 0.932 |