Trial reportThe Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma2013
Improvement in asthma quality of life in patients enrolled in a prospective study to increase lifestyle physical activity.
Trial report in The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02611427 (Increasing Long-Term Physical Activity After Lumbar Spine Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Increasing Long-Term Physical Activity After Lumbar Spine Surgery
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of exercise based on adherence to ACSM recommendations on pulmonary function and quality of life in adults with asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of the characteristics of interventions that promote physical activity in adults with asthma.Journal of health psychology · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Effect of Physical Activity on Asthma Outcomes.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2021Pooled it
- Physical training for asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- The Feasibility of a Lifestyle Physical Activity Intervention for Black Women with Asthma.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2021Trial
- Obesity and asthma: obesity causes and aggravates asthma across the entire type-2 inflammation spectrum.The European respiratory journal · 2026Review
- Impact of Physical Exercise on Adult Asthma Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Validation Of The Asthma Self-Management Questionnaire For The Brazilian Population.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Intervention for Urban Black Women With Asthma: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Key Considerations When Addressing Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour in People with Asthma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- A Meta Analysis of Physical Exercise on Improving Lung Function and Quality of Life Among Asthma Patients.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2022Review
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- A Walking Intervention Supplemented With Mobile Health Technology in Low-Active Urban African American Women With Asthma: Proof-of-Concept Study.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- Effect of physical activity on asthma control in schoolchildren.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2020Observational
- Identifying Barriers to Physical Activity Among African American Women with Asthma.Cogent medicine · 2019Article
- Knowledge on self-management and levels of asthma control among adult patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.International journal of general medicine · 2018Article
- Association between patterns of leisure time physical activity and asthma control in adult patients.BMJ open respiratory research · 2015Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveAsthma patients know the benefits of exercise but often avoid physical activity because they are concerned that it will exacerbate asthma. The objective of this analysis was to assess longitudinal asthma status in 256 primary care patients in New York City enrolled in a trial to increase lifestyle physical activity.
methodsPatients were randomized to two protocols to increase physical activity during a period of 12 months. At enrollment, patients completed the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) and the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) and received asthma self-management instruction through an evaluative test and workbook. Exercise and self-management were reinforced every 2 months. The AQLQ was repeated every 4 months and the ACQ was repeated at 12 months.
resultsThe mean age was 43 years and 75% were women. At 12 months there were clinically important increases in physical activity with no differences between groups; thus, data were pooled for asthma analyses. The enrollment AQLQ score was 5.0 ± 1.3 and increased to 5.9 ± 1.1 corresponding to a clinically important difference. Correlations between AQLQ and physical activity were approximately 0.35 (p < .0001) at each time point. In a mixed effects model, the variables associated with improvement in AQLQ scores over time were male sex, less severe asthma, not taking asthma maintenance medications, fewer depressive symptoms, and increased physical activity (all variables, p < .03). According to the ACQ, asthma was well controlled in 38% at enrollment and in 60% at 12 months (p < .0001).
conclusionWith attention to self-management, increased physical activity did not compromise asthma control and was associated with improved asthma.
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