Daily physical activity in adult patients with asthma remains overlooked. Limited evidence demonstrates reduced levels of daily physical activity in asthma populations but studies examining the potential effect of available therapies are missing. This study aims to investigate the overall levels of daily physical activity in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma and whether anti-interleukin-5 therapy with mepolizumab, on top of existing, maximal, and optimised asthma treatment, may improve patient's daily physical activity.
A multi-centre, prospective, observational study of continuous patients who fulfil the definition of severe asthma and the criteria for mepolizumab (nucala; GSK) therapy. Patients have their daily physical activity recorded using triaxial accelerometry (DynaPort MoveMonitor; McRoberts) prior to treatment, and at 6 and 12 months of mepolizumab therapy (100 mg subcutaneously once every 4 weeks).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
100 milligrams subcutaneously once every 4 weeks
Sotiria General Hospital
Athens, Greece
RECRUITINGChange in daily moving time
Moving time in minutes
Time frame: 7 days
Change in daily movement intensity
Movement intensity in m/s\^2
Time frame: 7 days
Change in daily time in moderate-to-vigorous-intensity activity
Time in moderate-to-vigorous-intensity activity in minutes
Time frame: 7 days
Change in daily steps
Step count
Time frame: 7 days
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