TY  - JOUR
AU  - Elks, Whitney
AU  - Rooks, Adam
AU  - Schulte, Spencer
AU  - Batra, Kavita
AU  - Burke, Jocelyn
AU  - Jain, Varun
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/23
TI  - Resistance Training in Patients After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Protocol for a Systematic Review
JO  - JMIR Res Protoc
SP  - e49513
VL  - 12
KW  - bariatric surgery
KW  - bariatric
KW  - body composition
KW  - exercise
KW  - meta-analyses
KW  - meta-analysis
KW  - muscle
KW  - muscular
KW  - physical activity
KW  - physiotherapy
KW  - post-metabolic
KW  - resistance training
KW  - resistance
KW  - review methodology
KW  - review methods
KW  - systematic
KW  - weight lifting
KW  - weight
AB  - Background: Resistance training has been consistently shown to have multiple health benefits, especially for patients who have undergone bariatric surgery. Patients who have undergone bariatric surgery are recommended to participate in resistance exercise; however, protocols and guidelines for resistance training remain poorly implemented. Objective: This is a protocol for a systematic review and possibly a meta-analysis that will synthesize evidence of the effects of resistance exercise on changes in body composition, muscular strength, overall weight loss or maintenance of weight loss, and quality of life in patients after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS). The findings of this study may provide practice recommendations for resistance training among patients who have undergone MBS. Methods: We registered this systematic review on PROSPERO (CRD42023464928) on September 18, 2023. A systematic search of electronic databases (Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and CINAHL) was conducted on studies published from January 1, 1991, to May 15, 2023, to identify English-language human studies on adult patients who have undergone MBS that include a resistance training intervention and describe outcome measurements of body composition or strength. Screening will be performed using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, and relevant data elements will be extracted. Results: Searches and screenings commenced in May 2023. Data extraction and analyses will be completed by the end of December 2023, after which findings will be synthesized and reported by the end of March 2024. Conclusions: This systematic review will summarize the evidence regarding resistance training in patients after MBS. The findings from this systematic review and possible meta-analysis may provide practice recommendations for resistance training protocols in this patient population and identify characteristics of protocols with the best adherence and outcomes. With these results, we anticipate that we will gain a deeper understanding of the role of resistance training after MBS. Trial Registration: PROSPERO CRD42023464928; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=464928 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/49513 
SN  - 1929-0748
UR  - https://www.researchprotocols.org/2023/1/e49513
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/49513
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37995123
DO  - 10.2196/49513
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/49513
ER  -