The effect of hypnotherapy on exercise-induced asthma in childre

Completed

Conditions: asthma
Exercise induced bronchoconstriction
10006436

Registration Number: NL-OMON48837

Lead Sponsor: Medisch Spectrum Twente

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

- Age between 8-18 years
- Paediatrician diagnosed asthma with mild to moderate EIB (13%-40% fall in
FEV1) as measured with an exercise challenge test (ECT )
- Ability to perform spirometry and ECT*s and to receive hypnotherapy training

Exclusion Criteria

- Other pulmonary or cardiac illnesses
- Severe EIB i.e. a fall of >=40% FEV1 in the first ECT, requiring an acute
change in maintenance medication (standard care)
- Other symptoms of uncontrolled asthma such as nocturnal asthmatic symptoms,
exacerbations in the 4 preceding weeks and during the study.
- Use of long acting bronchodilator agents 24 hours before testing
- Use of short acting bronchodilator agents 8 hours before testing
- Hospitalization or systemic prednisolone due to asthma exacerbation in last 6
weeks
- Other changes in asthma medication during treatment period
- Upper or lower respiratory tract infections during treatment period
- Any psychological disorder (e.g. anxiety disorder, depression, autism,
traumatic history) that makes the participants unable to receive hypnotherapy.
The therapist will decide this based on individual grounds.
- Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The effect of hypnotherapy on asthma control compared to standard care, as<br /><br>measured with the fall in FEV1 during an exercise challenge test (ECT).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The effect of hypnotherapy on asthma control compared to standard care, as<br /><br>measured with FOT.<br /><br>The effect of hypnotherapy on subjective asthmatic symptoms as measured with<br /><br>the questionnaires C-ACT and PAQLQ.</p><br>