Remote workouts tested for kids with cystic fibrosis
NCT ID NCT02715921
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This small study tested whether a telerehabilitation program could help children and teens with cystic fibrosis exercise more at home. Ten participants used an online exercise program while wearing activity trackers. The goal was to see if this approach could improve their daily activity and fitness levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tele-exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient way for children with cystic fibrosis to exercise at home and potentially improve their fitness and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small exploratory study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is not a treatment for the disease itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2015
- Finished
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May 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * 8 - 21 years old * Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis confirmed by genetic studies and/or sweat chloride testing * Baseline pulmonary function testing (PFT) (within the last 3 months) with FEV1 (Forced expiratory volume in 1 second) \> 40% * Must be able to perform 3-minute step test. * Must achieve an adequate 15 count breathlessness score. Must be able to perform ergometry testing utilizing extremities * Must have a working computer/smartphone/tablet with internet connection at home Exclusion criteria * FEV1 \< 40% * Desaturations (less than 75%) or significant fatigue with 3-minute step test 15 count breathlessness score of greater than 2 * Pulmonary exacerbation (shortness of breath or difficulty breathing requiring hospitalization) within the last 4 weeks * Oxygen requirement at rest or during sleeping. * Recent pneumothorax (popped lung) within last 3 months * Moderate pulmonary hypertension (increased pressure in the lung arteries) diagnosed via echocardiogram. * History of low ejection fraction (percentage of blood being pumped out of the heart) via echocardiogram. * History of cardiac ischemia (reduced blood supply to heart tissue). * Uncontrolled systemic hypertension for patient age and height. * Moderate to severe scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center
Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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