Summary of characteristics of studies
| Studies | |||||||
| Pressler | Sire | Sibilitz | Newell | Jairath | Landry | ||
| Study characteristics | Publication year | 2016 | 1987 | 2016 | 1980 | 1995 | 1984 |
| Study location | Germany | Norway | Denmark | UK | Canada | Canada | |
| Single/multicentre | Multicentre | Single centre | Single centre | Single centre | Multicentre | Single centre | |
| Sample size | 30 | 44 | 147 | 24 | 49 | 20 | |
| Population characteristics | Males (%) | 15 (50) | 36 (82) | 112 (76) | 17 (71) | 34 (69) | 20 (100) |
| Females (%) | 15 (50) | 8 (18) | 35 (24) | 7 (29) | 15 (31) | 0 (0) | |
| Age range (mean/median±SD) | 81±6 | 45.5±12.2 | 62.0±11.5 | 39.7±5.6 | 55.35±10.71 | 53±4 | |
| Diagnosis | Aortic regurgitation: intervention group (53%), control group (73%). | Aortic stenosis (27.3%), aortic insufficiency (31.8%), combined aortic stenosis and insufficiency (40.9%). | Atrial fibrillation: intervention (21%) and control (85%). | Aortic stenosis (25%), aortic regurgitation (8.3%), mitral stenosis (8.3%) and mitral regurgitation (8.3%). | Aortic stenosis (36.2%) and aortic regurgitation (53.2%). | Aortic stenosis (40%), aortic regurgitation (25%) and combined lesion (35%). | |
| Interventional characteristics | Intervention type | Cycle ergometer. | Bicycle ergometer +aerobic +callisthenics. | Aerobic +exercise bicycle. | Aerobic +callisthenics. | Aerobic. | Bicycle ergometer. |
| Intervention duration (weeks) | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 8 | |
| Intervention frequency | Twice to thrice weekly | Daily | Thrice weekly | Daily | Weekly | Thrice weekly | |
| Maximum follow-up (weeks) | 8 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 8 | |
| Setting | Centre | Centre +home | Centre +home | Centre +home | Centre +home | Centre | |
| Study type | RCT | RCT | RCT | Non-RCT | Non-RCT | Non-RCT | |
Table showing a summary of the study characteristics of the included studies.
Non-RCT, non-randomised controlled trial; RCT, randomised controlled trial; SD, Standard Deviation.