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| Name | Class |
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| GlaxoSmithKline | INDUSTRY |
| Foundation of the Finnish Anti-Tuberculosis Association | UNKNOWN |
| Research Foundation of the Pulmonary Diseases | UNKNOWN |
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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group | Experimental |
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| Control group | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Exercise | Other | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Asthma control | Asthma control based on symptom score and PEF-values | 6-month period |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Physical fitness | Physical fitness measured with spiroergometry | Baseline and 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Lung function | Lung function measured with spirometry | Baseline and 6 months |
| Quality of Life | Quality of life assessed using St. Georges Respiratory Questionnaire |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu | Oulu | 90014 | Finland |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001249 | Asthma |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D001982 | Bronchial Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D008173 | Lung Diseases, Obstructive |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| Jalmari and Rauha Ahokas Foundation |
| UNKNOWN |
| Vaino and Laina Kivi Foundation | UNKNOWN |
| Ida Montini Foundation | OTHER |
| Oulu University Hospital | OTHER |
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| Baseline and 6 months |
| Step test | Indirect maximal oxygen consumption test using with 6 min step-walk-test | Baseline and 6 months |
| Muscle strength and flexibility | Muscle strength and flexibility tests | Baseline and 6 months |
| D012130 |
| Respiratory Hypersensitivity |
| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D001519 | Behavior |