NCT03705702

Behavioral Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Patients With Asthma

Completed NA Last updated 15 April 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Education Program in Asthma in 46 participants. Completed in 30 November 2019.

Timeline

5 October 2018

Primary endpoint
27 August 2019

30 November 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	46
Start date	5 October 2018
Primary completion	27 August 2019
Estimated completion	30 November 2019
Sites	1 location across Brazil

Drugs / interventions tested

• Education Program
• Behavioral intervention

Conditions studied

• Asthma — all drugs for Asthma →

Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Who can join

Adults 18 to 60, any sex, with Asthma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The health benefits of physical activity (PA) are well documented and include improving in cardiovascular, obesity, mental health and all-cause mortality. Although higher levels of activity in patients with asthma are also associated with better outcomes, patients still avoid physical activity due to concern about exacerbating their asthma symptoms by the exercise induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), sustaining a vicious cycle of inactivity and worse asthma control. Many studies have reported the benefits of supervised exercise training on several asthma outcomes, such as exacerbations, asthma control, cardiopulmonary fitness, airway inflammation and psychosocial symptoms; however, the translation of the improvements in the exercise capacity into increments in PA levels is less evident and still controversial. Therefore, the hypothesis of this study is that behavioural interventions using strategies based on well-established psychosocial models are effective in increasing physical activity levels and decrease sedentary behaviour in adults with asthma, which will be associated with improvements in the asthma control.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. A Behavior Change Intervention Aimed at Increasing Physical Activity Improves Clinical Control in Adults With Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Freitas PD, Passos NFP, Carvalho-Pinto RM, Martins MA, et al · · 2021 · cited 36× · PMID 32931821 · DOI 10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.2113