Bikram Yoga and Asthma

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-06-30

Brief Summary

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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).

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Asthmatics

Keywords

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asthma yoga heat humidity bikram

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Bikram Yoga

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* controlled asthma
* age 18-30 years

Exclusion Criteria

* heart,
* hypertension,
* kidney disease,
* chronic lung disease,
* oxygen dependence

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Principal Investigators

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Avraham AVITAL, MD, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hadassah Medical Organization

Central Contacts

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Avraham AVITAL, Prof, MD

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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bikramasthma-HMO-CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id