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NCT Number: NCT04944199

Asthma Control: Increased Physical Activity in Young Adults

Investigators want to study to see if patients who participate in a physical activity intervention involving increasing daily step counts will have better mini asthma quality of life questionnaire (Mini AQLQ) scores at the end of the study period compared to patients that are in the control group and do not increase daily step counts. Participants will be randomized into the two groups.

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Key information

Conditions

Asthma in Young Adults

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre Primary Care Clinic

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18702, United States

About this study

The Control group (usual care group) of 75 patients will not participate in the intervention but will take an asthma control survey at baseline (point of enrollment into the study) and about 4-6 weeks after.

The Intervention group of 75 patients who will participate in the intervention of step counts and take an asthma control survey at baseline (point of enrollment into the study) and about 4-6 weeks after.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients within the Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre Primary Care clinic with a diagnosis of mild to moderate asthma

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with any medical history which would prohibit their ability to participate in increased exercise, and/or patients that are diagnosed or associated with severe asthma

Treatment and study plan

Physical activity

Other

Intervention group participants will be enrolled in a standardized step-based program to gradually increase their physical activity. Daily steps will be measured via a pedometer application on a smartphone or wearable device, with a gradual increase in the goal on a weekly basis, with a target intervention of around 4-6 weeks in total. The first week's step count will be used to calculate a baseline step count for the week. At the start of each week, the participants will be asked to increase their daily step counts by 1,000.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire Score as a result of increased physical activity.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Any improvement in the score will be considered an improvement, since other than physical activity changes via step counts no other pharmacologic or lifestyle intervention will be made. Results will be compared to a control group who complete the survey without any intervention at two dates separated in time. Improvement in asthma symptoms can improve quality of life for participants. As noted by developers of the questionnaire being used in this study, "the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire has been developed to measure the functional (physical, emotional, occupational and social) problems that are most troublesome to adults with asthma … the impact that asthma has on a patient's quality of life cannot be inferred from the clinical indices." Descriptive statistics including means, standard deviations, medians, and interquartile ranges for continuous variables and frequency counts and percentages for categorical variables will be presented.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Geisinger Clinic

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Increased Physical Activity in Young Adult Asthmatic Patients on Patient Perception of Pulmonary Health and Exercise

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 29, 2021
Registry last updated
Aug 4, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.