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Efectos del entrenamiento pliometrico sobre la resistencia cardiorrespiratoria de ninos y adolescentes con sindrome de Down (Effects of a circuit training including plyometric jumps on cardiorespiratory fitness of children and adolescents with Down syndrome) [Spanish]
Gonzalez-Aguero A, Gomez-Cabello A, Matute-Llorente A, Gomez-Bruton A, Vicente-Rodriguez G, Casajus JA
Revista Medica Internacional sobre el Sindrome de Down [International Medical Journal on Down's Syndrome] 2014 Sep-Dec;18(3):35-42
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

AIM: To ascertain the effects of 21 weeks of circuit training, including plyometric jumps, on cardiorespiratory fitness of youths with Down syndrome (DS). METHODS: Twenty-seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years with DS participated in this study and were divided in two groups: exercise (EXE, n = 14) and control (CON, n = 13). Work time, peak values of oxygen consumption, respiratory exchange ratio, heart rate and minute ventilation of the participants were measured in pre- and post-training moments with a graded exercise treadmill test. RESULTS: EXE group increased all their cardiorespiratory parameters compared to baseline after 21 weeks of training (all p < 0.05). Additionally, and despite having similar pre-training values, EXE group showed higher values than CON group in all cardiorespiratory parameters after training (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: It may be concluded that youths with DS can achieve improvements in several cardiorespiratory parameters when performing 21 weeks of training including plyometric exercises.

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