Effects of Regular Exercise on Adult Asthma
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Interventions
- Other: Exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT02012400
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Oulu
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of regular exercise on physical fitness, asthma control, and quality of life among adult asthmatics.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 131
Inclusion Criteria
- diagnosis of asthma made by physician, or reimbursement for asthma medication from the National Social Insurance Institution of Finland (code 203), or patient fulfills the diagnostic criteria for asthma as outlined in the Finnish Guidelines for Asthma Management (Käypä hoito -suositus 2006 and 2012)
Exclusion Criteria
- FEV1 < 60 % of predicted in spirometry
- PEF variability > 30 % at least 2 times during a 1-week monitoring period
- use of bronchodilating medication at least 4 times daily
- permanent, daily steroid tablet treatment
- patients who exercise regularly already at baseline at least 3 times a week at least 30 min at a time
- serious coronary heart disease
- severe hypotension
- severe heart failure
- severe musculoskeletal disorder
- dementia
- physician-diagnosed chronic obstructive lung disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention group Exercise -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Asthma control 6-month period Asthma control based on symptom score and PEF-values
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical fitness Baseline and 6 months Physical fitness measured with spiroergometry
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu
🇫🇮Oulu, Finland