ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Winter Exercise and Speleotherapy for Allergy and Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07737587 (Yoga-Based Breathing Exercises Performed in a Salt-Cave Environment Versus a Standard Clinical Setting in Smokers), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Yoga-Based Breathing Exercises Performed in a Salt-Cave Environment Versus a Standard Clinical Setting in Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Long-Term Effects of Mountain Hiking vs. Forest Therapy on Physical and Mental Health of Couples: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Effect of Speleotherapy on Dyspnea, Quality of Life, and Functional Status in Patients With Chronic Airway Diseases.Cureus · 2026Article
- Sedentary behaviors, physical activity, and risk of allergic rhinitis and asthma: evidence from cohort and Mendelian randomization studies.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Respiratory Muscle Function in Older Adults with Chronic Respiratory Diseases after Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Subterranean Salt Chambers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Sanya climatic-treatment cohort profile: objectives, design, and baseline characteristics.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Dynamic Balance and Chest Mobility of Older Adults after Speleotherapy Combined with Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Endurance and Strength Training-A Prospective Study in Chronic Respiratory Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Prevalence in Aerosol and Spiders' Webs in Karst Caves: Low Risk for Speleotherapy.Microorganisms · 2021Article
- Halotherapy-An Ancient Natural Ally in the Management of Asthma: A Comprehensive Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
(1) Background: The prevalence of allergic respiratory diseases is still rising and efforts towards holistic treatments should be made. Although speleotherapy is widely applied in Europe to treat chronic airway diseases, the existing scientific evidence is rather low. Recreational winter exercise has been shown to improve allergic airway inflammation, but little is known about the combined effects of speleotherapy and recreational winter exercise. (2) Methods: In this clinical study we investigated the effects of winter exercise and speleotherapy on adults with allergic rhinitis and/or asthma. The speleotherapy group (n = 23) participated in a ten-day combined winter exercise and speleotherapy program and the exercise group (n = 18) joined a full-day winter sports program. The effects on allergic airway inflammation, quality of life, spirometry and cardiorespiratory fitness were assessed. (3) Results: No significant effects were found for fractional exhaled nitric oxide or nasal nitric oxide. Quality of life (
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