ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2015
A 12-month, moderate-intensity exercise training program improves fitness and quality of life in adults with asthma: a controlled trial.
Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01097473 (Effects of Long Term Physical Training Once a Week on Fitness and Quality of Life in Elderly Asthmatics), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Long Term Physical Training Once a Week on Fitness and Quality of Life in Elderly Asthmatics
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
- Pulmonary rehabilitation versus usual care for adults with asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 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
- Systematic review and meta analysis of differential attrition between active and control arms in randomized controlled trials of lifestyle interventions in chronic disease.BMC medical research methodology · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of non-pharmacological adjuvant interventions on adult asthma patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Impact of Physical Exercise on Adult Asthma Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Functional Measures in Non-COPD Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Exercise referral schemes increase Patients' cardiorespiratory Endurance: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Review
- Can long-term regular physical activity improve health outcomes among adults with asthma-evidence from a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- The challenge of addressing obesity in people with poorly controlled asthma.Obesity science & practice · 2021Article
- Effects of continuous aerobic exercise on lung function and quality of life with asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Physical Activity: A Missing Link in Asthma Care.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Exercise and Asthma.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2020Review
- Evaluating pulmonary function, aerobic capacity, and pediatric quality of life following a 10-week aerobic exercise training in school-aged asthmatics: a randomized controlled trial.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
- Obesity, Asthma, and Exercise in Child and Adolescent Health.Pediatric exercise science · 2016Article
- Aerobic Exercise Reduces Asthma Phenotype by Modulation of the Leukotriene Pathway.Frontiers in immunology · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical training has been shown to improve exercise capabilities in patients with asthma. Most studies focused on children and younger adults. Previously, the maximum program duration was six months. It is not known whether the same results may be obtained with lower intensity programs and sustained for time periods longer than 6 months. This controlled study was undertaken to investigate the effects of a moderate intensity outpatient training program of one year duration on physical fitness and quality of life in adults with asthma.
methods21 adult asthmatics (mean age 56 ± 10 years) were allocated to outpatient training (n = 13) or standard care (n = 8). Exercise consisted of once weekly, 60-minute sessions of moderate intensity. Assessments at baseline and after one year included cardiopulmonary exercise testing and Short Form-36 and Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaires.
resultsFollowing one year of exercise, relevant improvements were observed in the training group for maximum work capacity (p = 0.005), peak oxygen uptake (p < 0.005), O2pulse (p < 0.05), maximum ventilation (p < 0.005), and most of the quality of life domains. No changes were observed in the control group.
conclusionsA physiotherapist-led, long-term, moderate-intensity exercise program of one year duration can induce clinically relevant improvements in exercise capabilities and health-related quality of life in well-motivated adults with asthma.
trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov NCT01097473 . Date trial registered: 31.03.2010.
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