Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Patient-tailored training programme on cardiorespiratory fitness, trunk strength and mobility leads to significantly better outcomes in individuals with axial spondyloarthritis
Authors' conclusion
A combined, tailored and baseline-guided training programme significantly enhanced cardiorespiratory fitness, trunk strength and trunk mobility in individuals with axSpA
Study context
- Population
- People with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) (14 males/16 females, age 42±11.2 years)two lost to follow-up
- Participants
- 30 people
- Exposure
- Personalised 8-week combined cardiorespiratory and trunk resistance/mobility training, pre vs post
- axSpAn = 30
- Outcome
- Trunk strength, mobility and cardiorespiratory fitness, pre vs post
- Follow-up
- 8 weeks
Methodological detailssingle-group, pre-post, linear mixed models
- Single-group
- Pre-post
- Linear mixed models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Strength increased
- 14.1% (p<0.001)
- Mobility increased
- 14.9% (p<0.001)
- Oxygen pulse, significant improvement
- p=0.004
- Ventilatory efficiency, significant improvement
- p<0.001
- Anaerobic threshold, significant improvement
- p=0.002
- Mechanical efficiency, significant improvement
- p=0.021
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), post-intervention · 8 weeks
- BASDAI post-intervention (mean±SD; baseline 3.5±2.1), improved significantly
- 2.9±2.2, p=0.021
Chest expansion (CE), post-intervention · 8 weeks
- CE post-intervention (baseline 4.5±2.0 cm), improved significantly
- 5.0±2.1, p=0.020
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI), post-intervention · 8 weeks
- BASMI post-intervention (baseline 2.0±1.1), borderline improvement
- 1.8±1.0, p=0.053
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), post-intervention · 8 weeks
- BASFI post-intervention (baseline 2.8±2.2), remained unchanged
- 2.4±2.1, p=0.092
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) parameters · 8 weeks
- Oxygen pulse, significant improvement
- P = 0.004
- Ventilatory efficiency, significant improvement
- P < 0.001
- Anaerobic threshold, significant improvement
- P = 0.002
- Mechanical efficiency, significant improvement
- P = 0.021
Original publication
Patient-tailored training programme on cardiorespiratory fitness, trunk strength and mobility leads to significantly better outcomes in individuals with axial spondyloarthritis. RMD Open. Published 31 December 2025. doi:10.
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