Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
131 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-08-31
2015-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention group
Exercise
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.
Control group
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Exercise
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 Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* 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
16 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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GlaxoSmithKline
INDUSTRY
Foundation of the Finnish Anti-Tuberculosis Association
UNKNOWN
Research Foundation of the Pulmonary Diseases
UNKNOWN
Jalmari and Rauha Ahokas Foundation
UNKNOWN
Vaino and Laina Kivi Foundation
UNKNOWN
Ida Montini Foundation
OTHER
Oulu University Hospital
OTHER
University of Oulu
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu
Oulu, , Finland
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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mjaakkola-001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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