Enhancing Sleep Quality in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver with Combined Accelerated Aerobic Training: a Randomized Control Study; [Улучшение качества сна при неалкогольной жировой дистрофии печени с помощью комбинированных аэробных тренировок с ускорением силы тяжести: рандомизированное контрольное исследование]

Bibliographic Information
Authors: Fahmy L.M.; Abd Elhady A.A.; Ali A.A.; Ali A.H.; Abd Elhaseeb G.A.
Journal: Vestnik Vosstanovitel'noj Mediciny
Publisher: National Medical Research Center of Rehabilitation and Balneology of the Ministry
Publication Date: 1 July 2024
Volume / Issue: Volume 23 / Issue 3
Pages: 14–20
ISSN: 20781962
DOI: 10.38025/2078-1962-2024-23-3-14-20
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Document Type: Article
Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
Authors and Affiliations
Fahmy L.M., Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular, Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt; Abd Elhady A.A., Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular, Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt; Ali A.A., Department of Internal Medicine, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt; Ali A.H., Department of Physical Therapy for Basic Science, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt; Abd Elhaseeb G.A., Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular, Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
INTRODUCTION. Exercise constitutes a crucial and well-established component of changing lifestyle to control non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Accelerating training (AT) involves activating skeletal muscles through heightened gravity acceleration using vibration, rendering it a recommended therapeutic intervention. AIM. To determine the impact of incorporating AT with aerobic exercise on sleep quality and liver function in NAFLD. MATERIALS AND METHODS. This randomized control trial recruited 60 female NAFLD patients aged 35–45 years from Al-Shrouk General Hospital in Cairo. The participants were equally allocated at random into two groups: A (control group) received aerobic exercise, and B (intervention group) received AT plus aerobic exercise and followed a three-month intervention program. Before and after the interventions, sleep quality was assessed through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and liver function was evaluated by measuring alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transferase (AST) hepatic enzymes in the blood. RESULTS. Both PSQI scores (p < 0.05) and ALT enzyme levels were significantly (p was 0.005 and 0.006, respectively) improved in groups A and B after the three-month intervention program. However, the AST levels exhibited a non-significant change in both groups (p was 0.569 and 0.027, respectively). CONCLUSION. Combining aerobic exercise and AT may provide the best clinical benefits to NAFLD patients. © 2024 National Medical Research Center of Rehabilitation and Balneology of the Ministry. All rights reserved.
Keywords
accelerating training; aerobic exercise; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; sleep quality; whole-body vibration
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