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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a deep inspiration combined to expiratory positive airway pressure protocol on respiratory function, quality of life, exercise tolerance and heart rate variability in adults with severe asthma.


Clinical Trial Description

Asthma is associated with high morbidity and significant mortality. This disease has functional impact on activities of daily living (ADLs) and according to some studies in the United States and Europe, the percentage of asthmatics who have significant restrictions in their ADLs is quite significant. Asthma is characterized as a major public health problem, not only in Brazil but worldwide. Currently there are few studies reporting the effects of a domiciliary program of deep inspiration associated with positive expiratory pressure in the airways of asthmatics. This study aims to analyze the benefits of this program on lung function, quality of life and response to exercise. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01643421
Study type Interventional
Source Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date January 2011
Completion date July 2012

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