Alessio Bricca
@abricca.bsky.social
PhD in Health Sciences | Assistant Professor | #Exercise Physiologist | @MobilizeDk @FoF_research | @SyddanskUni | #physicalactivity #evidencesynthesis #RCT 🇮🇹🇩🇰🇪🇺
https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/en/persons/abricca
https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/en/persons/abricca
Getting ready for #ECSS
I’ll be talking about exercise for people with multiple chronic conditions and its impact on inflammation, lipids, blood pressure, triglycerides, and cholesterol.
From a secondary analysis of the #MOBILIZE trial.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I’ll be talking about exercise for people with multiple chronic conditions and its impact on inflammation, lipids, blood pressure, triglycerides, and cholesterol.
From a secondary analysis of the #MOBILIZE trial.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Getting ready for #ECSS
I’ll be talking about exercise for people with multiple chronic conditions and its impact on inflammation, lipids, blood pressure, triglycerides, and cholesterol.
From a secondary analysis of the #MOBILIZE trial.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I’ll be talking about exercise for people with multiple chronic conditions and its impact on inflammation, lipids, blood pressure, triglycerides, and cholesterol.
From a secondary analysis of the #MOBILIZE trial.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
6/10 Importantly, there were no major safety concerns. Both groups had similar numbers of serious health events—so the program didn’t increase risk. ✅
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
6/10 Importantly, there were no major safety concerns. Both groups had similar numbers of serious health events—so the program didn’t increase risk. ✅
5/10 📈 The results?
People in the program group had a statistically significant improvement in HRQoL of life compared to the usual care group.
They also rated their own health more positively. Other outcomes like physical function and mental health were similar across groups.
People in the program group had a statistically significant improvement in HRQoL of life compared to the usual care group.
They also rated their own health more positively. Other outcomes like physical function and mental health were similar across groups.
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
5/10 📈 The results?
People in the program group had a statistically significant improvement in HRQoL of life compared to the usual care group.
They also rated their own health more positively. Other outcomes like physical function and mental health were similar across groups.
People in the program group had a statistically significant improvement in HRQoL of life compared to the usual care group.
They also rated their own health more positively. Other outcomes like physical function and mental health were similar across groups.
4/10 Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups:
🔹 Usual care alone
🔹 Usual care + 12-week program of personalized exercise and support for managing health.
The development of the 12-week program can be found here.
🔹 Usual care alone
🔹 Usual care + 12-week program of personalized exercise and support for managing health.
The development of the 12-week program can be found here.
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
4/10 Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups:
🔹 Usual care alone
🔹 Usual care + 12-week program of personalized exercise and support for managing health.
The development of the 12-week program can be found here.
🔹 Usual care alone
🔹 Usual care + 12-week program of personalized exercise and support for managing health.
The development of the 12-week program can be found here.
3/10 We asked: Could exercise therapy and self-management support improve life for people with multimorbidity, beyond what usual care alone offers?
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
3/10 We asked: Could exercise therapy and self-management support improve life for people with multimorbidity, beyond what usual care alone offers?
2/10 Managing multimorbidity—when someone has two or more long-term health conditions—is tough.
It affects daily life, mental health, and overall wellbeing. But proven treatments to improve quality of life are still lacking.
It affects daily life, mental health, and overall wellbeing. But proven treatments to improve quality of life are still lacking.
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
2/10 Managing multimorbidity—when someone has two or more long-term health conditions—is tough.
It affects daily life, mental health, and overall wellbeing. But proven treatments to improve quality of life are still lacking.
It affects daily life, mental health, and overall wellbeing. But proven treatments to improve quality of life are still lacking.
Exercise therapy and self-management support are more effective than usual care alone in improving health-related quality of life at 12 months in adults with multimorbidity, without compromising safety. #multimorbidity
@erc.europa.eu @natmed.nature.com @sdu.dk
🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@erc.europa.eu @natmed.nature.com @sdu.dk
🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Exercise therapy and self-management support are more effective than usual care alone in improving health-related quality of life at 12 months in adults with multimorbidity, without compromising safety. #multimorbidity
@erc.europa.eu @natmed.nature.com @sdu.dk
🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@erc.europa.eu @natmed.nature.com @sdu.dk
🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
More often than you might think, I hear on the street, on TV, and read in newspapers that people with osteoarthritis should refrain from exercise therapy due to the 'damage' it may cause to the cartilage.
It does not really seem to be the case 👇
www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/...
It does not really seem to be the case 👇
www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/...
June 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
More often than you might think, I hear on the street, on TV, and read in newspapers that people with osteoarthritis should refrain from exercise therapy due to the 'damage' it may cause to the cartilage.
It does not really seem to be the case 👇
www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/...
It does not really seem to be the case 👇
www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/...
In adults with at least one chronic disease, anti-inflammatory diets lead to small improvements in physical component HRQOL, which may not be clinically relevant. No effect was found on the mental component or general HRQOL. Further high-quality RCTs may change this conclusion.
June 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In adults with at least one chronic disease, anti-inflammatory diets lead to small improvements in physical component HRQOL, which may not be clinically relevant. No effect was found on the mental component or general HRQOL. Further high-quality RCTs may change this conclusion.
In 2021 we found that exercise therapy may be a promising solution also for patients with multiple chronic conditions.
After a few years of work, we now know so much more about it and can’t wait to share the whole story.
For now have a look at this systematic review 👇
After a few years of work, we now know so much more about it and can’t wait to share the whole story.
For now have a look at this systematic review 👇
June 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In 2021 we found that exercise therapy may be a promising solution also for patients with multiple chronic conditions.
After a few years of work, we now know so much more about it and can’t wait to share the whole story.
For now have a look at this systematic review 👇
After a few years of work, we now know so much more about it and can’t wait to share the whole story.
For now have a look at this systematic review 👇
Exercises reduces the risk of colon cancer recurrence 👇 @natmed.nature.com @nejm.org
June 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Exercises reduces the risk of colon cancer recurrence 👇 @natmed.nature.com @nejm.org
Structured #Exercise after Adjuvant #Chemotherapy for Colon #Cancer
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
@nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
@nejm.org
June 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Structured #Exercise after Adjuvant #Chemotherapy for Colon #Cancer
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
@nejm.org
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
@nejm.org
Throwback from my talk at the Danish Society for Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy 👇
#exercise #physicalactivity #chronicconditions #multimorbidity #research
#exercise #physicalactivity #chronicconditions #multimorbidity #research
May 31, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Throwback from my talk at the Danish Society for Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy 👇
#exercise #physicalactivity #chronicconditions #multimorbidity #research
#exercise #physicalactivity #chronicconditions #multimorbidity #research
Look forward to meeting new colleagues at #ECSS2025
I’ll be presenting a pre-planned secondary analysis of our MOBILIZE randomised controlled trial
Get in touch if you’ve got a keen interest in #exercise #multimorbidity #inflammation #bloodpressure #lipid #sugar #physicalactivity
I’ll be presenting a pre-planned secondary analysis of our MOBILIZE randomised controlled trial
Get in touch if you’ve got a keen interest in #exercise #multimorbidity #inflammation #bloodpressure #lipid #sugar #physicalactivity
May 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Look forward to meeting new colleagues at #ECSS2025
I’ll be presenting a pre-planned secondary analysis of our MOBILIZE randomised controlled trial
Get in touch if you’ve got a keen interest in #exercise #multimorbidity #inflammation #bloodpressure #lipid #sugar #physicalactivity
I’ll be presenting a pre-planned secondary analysis of our MOBILIZE randomised controlled trial
Get in touch if you’ve got a keen interest in #exercise #multimorbidity #inflammation #bloodpressure #lipid #sugar #physicalactivity
Digital health interventions improved physical activity and physical function across various chronic conditions.
www.jmir.org/2023/1/e46439
www.jmir.org/2023/1/e46439
May 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Digital health interventions improved physical activity and physical function across various chronic conditions.
www.jmir.org/2023/1/e46439
www.jmir.org/2023/1/e46439
Walking an additional 1000 steps per day can help lower the risk of all-cause mortality, and CVD morbidity and mortality in adults
ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
May 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Walking an additional 1000 steps per day can help lower the risk of all-cause mortality, and CVD morbidity and mortality in adults
ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
You might have seen this figure before but it is always good to remind ourselves (and others) how important is walking for our health
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
You might have seen this figure before but it is always good to remind ourselves (and others) how important is walking for our health
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📢 Attention clinicians treating patients with #knee #osteoarthritis!
A new paper in @jospt.bsky.social from Ewa Roos, Carsten Juhl, and I to address a persistent myth in osteoarthritis management.
I’ll be sharing a more thorough elaboration of the paper’s content in future posts—so stay tuned!
A new paper in @jospt.bsky.social from Ewa Roos, Carsten Juhl, and I to address a persistent myth in osteoarthritis management.
I’ll be sharing a more thorough elaboration of the paper’s content in future posts—so stay tuned!
May 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📢 Attention clinicians treating patients with #knee #osteoarthritis!
A new paper in @jospt.bsky.social from Ewa Roos, Carsten Juhl, and I to address a persistent myth in osteoarthritis management.
I’ll be sharing a more thorough elaboration of the paper’s content in future posts—so stay tuned!
A new paper in @jospt.bsky.social from Ewa Roos, Carsten Juhl, and I to address a persistent myth in osteoarthritis management.
I’ll be sharing a more thorough elaboration of the paper’s content in future posts—so stay tuned!
It’s fantastic that the MOBILIZE project has been nominated for the award “Patient focus of the year” 👇 among the many RCTs conducted in Denmark.
There are more exciting news ahead for the MOBILIZE project with our RCT results soon available…
#exercise #multimorbidity #chronicconditions
There are more exciting news ahead for the MOBILIZE project with our RCT results soon available…
#exercise #multimorbidity #chronicconditions
May 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It’s fantastic that the MOBILIZE project has been nominated for the award “Patient focus of the year” 👇 among the many RCTs conducted in Denmark.
There are more exciting news ahead for the MOBILIZE project with our RCT results soon available…
#exercise #multimorbidity #chronicconditions
There are more exciting news ahead for the MOBILIZE project with our RCT results soon available…
#exercise #multimorbidity #chronicconditions
National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5·7 million participants
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
April 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5·7 million participants
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Exercise therapy for people with multimorbidity
The MOBILIZE intervention pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Short 🧵
The MOBILIZE intervention pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Short 🧵
April 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Exercise therapy for people with multimorbidity
The MOBILIZE intervention pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Short 🧵
The MOBILIZE intervention pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Short 🧵
April 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"The global community of physical activity scientists, advocates, and policy influencers must expose, debunk, and confront those who are shaping current narratives that devalue or obstruct physical activity related policy".
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"The global community of physical activity scientists, advocates, and policy influencers must expose, debunk, and confront those who are shaping current narratives that devalue or obstruct physical activity related policy".
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
In discussion with patients we should avoid the use of the term #multimorbidity and instead use other terms such as people with multiple long term conditions.
www.bmj.com/content/383/...
www.bmj.com/content/383/...
March 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
In discussion with patients we should avoid the use of the term #multimorbidity and instead use other terms such as people with multiple long term conditions.
www.bmj.com/content/383/...
www.bmj.com/content/383/...