Bikram Yoga and Asthma

Hadassah Medical Organization30 enrolled

Overview

Cold and dry air induce exercise induced asthma. Yoga training may improve lung function tests. Bikram Yoga (heat 39 degree Celsius and humidity 60%)training may improve both lung function tests and bronchial hyperreactivity (to exercise and adenosine 5'monophosphate).

15 young adults with exercise induced asthma and 10 healthy young adults will participate in 2 months taining of Bikram Yoga in Tel Aviv. They will perform sessions of 90 minutes training at least 5 times a week. Lung function tests, bronchial challenges (exercise and AMP) and progressive exercise test will be performed before and after the 2 month training at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem in the asthmatic patients. Healthy adults will perform only lung function tsts and progressive exercise before and after training.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Asthmatics

Interventions

Bikram YogaBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * controlled asthma * age 18-30 years Exclusion Criteria: * heart, * hypertension, * kidney disease, * chronic lung disease, * oxygen dependence

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

prevent exercise induced asthma and improve lung function tests

Central Contacts

Avraham AVITAL, Prof, MD

CONTACT

avital@hadassah.org.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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