The Effects of Pilates Training on Symptoms in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Cytokine in nasal secretion
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pilates training on symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis.
Detailed Description
Twenty allergic rhinitis patients aged 18 - 35 years were randomized into 2 groups: control group (CON; n=9) and pilates training group (PTG; n=11). Participants in CON group do their daily routine without receiving any training program, while those in PTG group completed receiving pilates training program three time a week for ten week-long (60 minutes/time). The physiological data, rhinitis symptoms, cytokines, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength were analyzed during the pre-test and post-tests. The dependent variables between pre-test and post-tests were analyzed by paired t-test. The rhinitis symptoms and cytokines variables between pre-test and post-test were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA. In addition, an independent t-test was used to compare the variables between groups. Statistical significance was defined as p < .05.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •the persistent allergic rhinitis who had rhinitis symptoms more than 4 days a week and positive skin prick test to house dust mite were recruited
- •stopped taking all medicine before the study sus as antihistamine for 3 days, oral steroid and nasal steroid for at least 2 weeks and leukotriene receptor antagonist for at least a week prior to the study
- •had no exercise program, non-smoking and without any food supplementation for at least 6 months prior to the start of the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •had complications with allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, ear tube malfunctions, asthma, lung cancer, emphysema, lower back pain, tendinitis and arthritis
Arms & Interventions
Control group
Pilates training
The participant completed receiving pilates training program three time a week for ten week-long (60 minutes/time)
Intervention: Pilates training (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Cytokine in nasal secretion
Time Frame: Change from Baseline cytokines scores at 10 weeks.
Nasal secretions collection was performed bilaterally with filter paper strips (7x30 mm Whatman No.42, Whatman, Clifton, NJ). Three filter paper strips were sequentially placed on each anterior portion of the inferior turbinate for 10 min. This filter paper strips were collected into appropriate tubes and centrifuged at 3,000 rpm for 5 min at 4 °C and immediately frozen at -70 °C until later analysis.The levels of cytokines were determined by using Sandwich ELISA technique
Rhinitis symptom scores
Time Frame: Change from Baseline Rhinitis symptom scores at 10 weeks.
Nasal symptoms were assessed using Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS) questionnaire. The subjects were asked to score symptoms of persistent allergic rhinitis before and after yoga training protocol. The total nasal symptom scores were computed as the sum of four individual nasal symptom scores; nasal congestion, itching, sneezing, and rhinorrhea. The scores ranged from 0 to 3 scale (0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3= severe)
Secondary Outcomes
- Respiratory muscle strength change(Change from Baseline respiratory muscle strength at 10 weeks.)
- Pulmonary Functions(Change from Baseline Pulmonary Functions at 10 weeks.)
Investigators
Wannaporn Tongtako, Ph.D.
Principal investigator
Chulalongkorn University