ECFS Exercise Working Group - Publications

Guidance and standard operating procedures for functional exercise testing in cystic fibrosis

Zoe L. Saynor , Mathieu Gruet, Melitta A. McNarry, Brenda Button, Lisa Morrison, Marlies Wagner, Abbey Sawyer, Helge Hebestreit, Thomas Radtke, Don S. Urquhart, on behalf of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Exercise Working Group
Journal: European Respiratory Review 2023 32: 230029
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Cystic fibrosis related diabetes is not associated with maximal aerobic exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional analysis of an international multicenter trial

Thomas Radtke, Susi Kriemler, Lothar Stein, Chantal Karila, Don S Urquhart, David M Orenstein, Larry C Lands, Christian Schindler, Ernst Eber, Sarah R Haile, Helge Hebestreit on behalf of the ACTIVATE-CF Study Working Group
Journal: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 22 (2023) 31–38
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‘Gold-standard’ field test is a nonsequitur

Don S. Urquhart, Helge Hebestreit, Zoe Saynor, Thomas Radtke, on behalf of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Exercise Working Group

Journal: Pulmonology 29 (2023) 173
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Provides Additional Prognostic Information in Cystic Fibrosis

Helge Hebestreit, Erik H. J. Hulzebos, Jane E. Schneiderman, Chantal Karila, Steven R. Boas, Susi Kriemler, Tiffany Dwyer, Margareta Sahlberg, Don S. Urquhart, Larry C. Lands, Felix Ratjen, Tim Takken, Liobou Varanistkaya, Viktoria Rüucker, Alexandra Hebestreit, Jakob Usemann, and Thomas Radtke

for the Prognostic Value of CPET in CF Study Group

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Apr 15;199(8):987-995. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201806-1110OC. PMID: 30321487
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Statement on Exercise Testing in Cystic Fibrosis

Helge Hebestreit, Hubertus G.M. Arets, Paul Aurora, Steve Boas, Frank Cerny, Erik H.J. Hulzebos,  Chantal Karila,  Larry C. Lands, John D. Lowman, Anne Swisher, Don S. Urquhart

for the European Cystic Fibrosis Exercise Working Group

Respiration (DOI: 10.1159/000439057)
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On line supplement to Statement on Exercise Testing in Cystic Fibrosis

Helge Hebestreit, Hubertus G.M. Arets, Paul Aurora, Steve Boas, Frank Cerny, Erik H.J. Hulzebos, Chantal Karila,  Larry C. Lands, John D. Lowman, Anne Swisher, Don S. Urquhart

for the European Cystic Fibrosis Exercise Working Group

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Physical Activity Assessment in Cystic Fibrosis: A Position Statement

Bradley et al, on behalf of the Exercise Working Group European CF Society.
J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Jul 25. pii: S1569-1993(15)00126-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2015.05.011.

List of supplementary material/tables available on ECFS website

SupplMaterial - Survey of CFCentres Mar2015

SupplTable 1 - Characteristics activity monitors which Assess PA in CF Mar2015

SupplTable 2 - Reliability data obtained with PA monitors Mar2015

SupplTable 3 - Convergent validity of data obtained with objective PA monitors Mar2015

SupplTable 4 - Discriminate validity of data obtained with PA monitors Mar2015

SupplTable 5 - Correlation between data obtained with PA monitors and other OM in CF Mar2015

SupplTable 6 - Responsiveness of data obtained by PA monitors Mar2015

SupplTable 7 - Characterisitics of PA questionnaires and diaries which Assess PA in CF Mar2015

SupplTable 8 - Subjective Measures - Reliability Mar2015

SupplTable 9 - Subjective Measures - Convergent Validity Mar2015

SupplTable 10 - Subjective Measures - Discriminate Validity Mar2015

SupplTable 11 - Subjective Measures - Correlation Mar2015

SupplTable 12 - Subjective Measures - Responsiveness Mar2015