Effects of High-intensity Interval Training Combined With Resistance Training in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) combined with resistance training in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
• ≥18 years old
• Fulfilment of the 1982 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria; or 2012 Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC/ACR-Damage Index (DI)) classification criteria; or EULAR/ACR criteria; or patients that have received the diagnosis SLE on clinical grounds
• Low to moderate disease activity, for example defined as a score of ≤5 in the clinical version of the SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K), i.e., excluding the serological descriptors (anti-dsDNA positivity and low complement levels)
• Low/minimal or no organ damage, for example defined as a score of ≤3 in the SLICC/ACR DI
• Stable pharmacological treatment
• The ability to perform a maximal ergometercycle exercise test
• Be able to read and understand Swedish