Effects of Regular Exercise on Adult Asthma

N/ACompletedNCT02012400

University of Oulu131 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

131

Conditions

Asthma

Interventions

ExerciseOTHER

The exercise group is given a 24-week individualized training program, including aerobic exercise, muscular training, relaxation exercises and stretching. Patients are asked to observe their asthma control daily and to mark in their diary asthma symptoms and activity limitations as well as duration, intensity and form of exercising on daily basis. They are also asked to perform PEF-measurements twice a day for one-week period every 4 weeks. The control group receives ordinary instructions.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu

Oulu, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Asthma control

Asthma control based on symptom score and PEF-values

Time frame: 6-month period

Secondary Outcomes

Physical fitness

Physical fitness measured with spiroergometry

Time frame: Baseline and 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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