| Â | Study Quality | Outcome Measure | Effect | Best Evidence Synthesis |
|---|
Avila et al. [67] | Good | VO 2 peak | + | Moderate a |
Butler et al. [68] | Good | METs at AT | = |
Duscha et al. [70] | Fair | VO 2 peak | + |
Skobel et al. [73] | Good | VO 2 peak | + |
Varnfield et al. [53] | Good | 6MWT | = |
- +, significant difference favouring WPAM, −, significant difference favouring control, =, no significant difference between groups. aModerate Evidence: significant findings provided by one study with high quality and/or two or more studies with low quality, and by generally consistent findings in all studies (more than 60% of the studies reported consistent findings)
- Abbreviations: VO2peak peak aerobic capacity, METs metabolic equivalents, AT anaerobic threshold, 6MWT six-minute walk test
