Authors (year) country [reference] | Study type | Characteristics of participants | Duration | Intervention characteristics G: Game type E: Exercise type C: Console enhancement F: Frequency I: Intensity T: Time | Comparator(s) | ||
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Del Corral et al. (2018) Spain [19] | RCT | 40 (20 intervention and 20 control) | Intervention: 12.6 ± 3.4 years old, 10 m/10f Control: 11 ± 3 years old, 11 m/9f | Cystic fibrosis | 6 weeks 12 months | G: Routine mx and normal exercise routine and Wii Fit Plus E: Full body C: Wii Fit balance board F: 5 days/week I: 70-80% MHR T: 30-60 min Routine mx and normal exercise routine and home gaming program as above G: Wii Fit F: 2 days/week I: 70-80% MHR T: 20 min | Routine management and normal exercise routine Routine management and normal exercise routine |
Gomes et al. (2015) Brazil [7] | RCT | 36 (20 intervention and 16 Control) | Intervention: 7.5 ± 1.9yo, 7 m / 13f Control: 8 ± 2 years old, 7 m/9f | Asthma | 8 weeks | G: Xbox Kinect “Reflex Ridge” E: Full body C: Virtual trainer F: 2 days/week I: Incremental increase (mean 90.5% MHR) T: 10 × 3 min, 30 s rest in between | F: 2 days/week I: Incremental increase (mean 65.2% MHR) T: Treadmill T: 30mins |
Sutanto et al. (2019) Italy [20] | RCT | 20 (10 intervention & 10 control) | Intervention: 65.1 ± 7.5 years old, 9 m/1f Control: 65.6 ± 4.7 years old, 10 m/0f | COPD | 6 weeks | G: Wii Fit “Torso Twist” “Balance board,” “Free run” “Balance games”* and “Cycle”* E: Full body, lower limb only* C: Wii remote, balance board, and cycle F: 3 days/week I: Modified Borg scale: 5 T: 30 min each | F: 3 days/week I: Modified Borg scale: 5 T: Cycle T: 30mins |
Kuys et al. (2011) Australia [21] | Randomized Cross-over study | 19 | 28 ± 7 years old, 10 m/9f | Cystic fibrosis | 2 days | G: Wii Active E: Full body C: Arm and leg straps motion detection F: 1 session I: Borg scale: 3-5 T: 15 min | F: 1 session I: Borg scale: 3-5 T: Treadmill/cycle T: 15mins |
LeGear et al. (2016) Canada [22] | Randomized Cross-over study | 10 | 65 ± 8.7 years old, 5 m/5f | COPD | 1 day | G: Wii Active F: 1 session I: Borg scale: 3-5/RPE: 14-16 T: 152009min | F: 1 session I: Borg scale: 3-5/RPE: 14-16 T: Treadmill T: 15mins |
Salonini et al. (2015) Italy [23] | Randomized Cross-over study | 30 | 12 ± 2.5 years old, 11 m/19f | Cystic fibrosis | 3 days | G: Xbox Kinect Adventures “River Rush” E: Full body C: Virtual trainer F: 1 session I: Game pre-set difficulty level (easy, intermediate, and difficult) T: 6 min × 3, 1 min rest in between | F: 1 session I: 80% of MHR T: Cycle T: 20mins |
de Corral et al. (2014) Spain [11] | Observational cross-sectional study | 24 | 12.6 ± 3.7 years old, 16 m/8f | Cystic fibrosis | Unclear | G: Wii Fit Plus/Wii Active/Wii Family Trainer E: Full body C: Wii balance board F: 2 sessions I: NA T: 5 min each, 30 min rest in between | 6MWT |
Frade et al. (2019) Brazil [24] | Observational cross-sectional study | 50 | 66.7 ± 7.2 years old, 31 m/19f | COPD | 1 week | G: Stationary avatar Walk “Gesture Maps” with VR, Xbox Kinect E: Full body F: 2 sessions I: NA T: 6 min | 6MWT |
Holmes et al. (2013) Australia [9] | Observational cross-sectional study | 10 | 29 ± 6 years old, 6 m/4f | Cystic fibrosis | 10 days | G: Xbox Kinect “Your Shape Fitness Evolved” E: Full body C: Virtual trainer F: 1 session I: NA T: 20 min | CPET |
Liu et al. (2016) Netherlands [17] | Observational, cross-sectional study | 109 (61 intervention +48 healthy control) | Intervention: 61.9 ± 6.8 years old, 38 m/23f Control: 61.6 ± 6.1 years old, 22 m/26f | COPD | 2 days | G: GRAIL 6MWT E: Full body C: VICON motion analysis system F: 2 session I: NA T: 45 min | 6MWT |
O’Donovan et al. (2014) Ireland [25] | Observational, cross-sectional study | 60 (30 intervention and 30 healthy control) | Intervention: 12.3 ± 2.6 years old, 17 m/13f Control: 12.2 ± 2.7 years old, 17 m/13f | Cystic fibrosis | 1 day | F: 1 session I: NA G: Wii Sports Boxing and Wii Fit Jogging E: Full body C: Wii remote controller T: 15 min each with 5 min rest in between | 6MWT |
Butler et al. (2019) Canada [6] | Systematic review | 6 studies | NA | Chronic respiratory diseases | NA | G: Xbox “Kinect Adventures” and Wii Fit “Jogging, Boxing & Dancing” E: Full body C: Wii Balance board, Virtual trainer | Treadmill, cycle, pulmonary rehabilitation |
Carbonera et al. (2016) Brazil [26] | Systematic review | 5 studies | NA | Cystic fibrosis | NA | G: Xbox Kinect “Your Shape Fitness Evolved” and “River Rush” and Wii Fit Free/Fit Plus/EA Sports Active/Family Trainer Extreme challenge E: Full body C: Wii Fit balance board, virtual trainer | Cycle, 6MWT, cardiopulmonary exercise test |
Simmich et al. (2019) Australia [13] | Systematic review, meta-analysis | 12 studies | NA | Respiratory conditions | NA | G: Xbox Kinect, Nintendo Wii and PC customized spirometer game E: Full body and respiratory exercises | CPET, incremental shuttle walk test, 6MWT, rest only |
Sánchez et al. (2019) Spain [15] | Systematic review | 9 studies | NA | Obstructive respiratory disease | NA | G: Wii Active, Xbox Kinect Adventure, Wii Fit, PC “The Asthma Files,” Super Nintendo “Bronkie’s Asthma Adventure” PC “Magic School Bus,” “Wee Willie Wheezie,” PC “WDTA” pediatric self-management of asthma game, PC Asthma Control, and PC “Asthma Command” E: Full body, education, and respiratory exercise C: Computer or game console, Wii controller, Wii Balance Board Spirometer | Routine treatment, treadmill, pulmonary rehabilitation, asthma information booklet, irrelevant Super Nintendo game, non-educational PC games, verbal asthma management plan |