NCT01984281

Effects of a Pedometer-based Unsupervised Exercise Program Upon Lifestyle Physical Activity of Asthmatic Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Juiz de Fora · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a pedometer-based unsupervised exercise program is more effective than a general exercise recommendation to increase lifestyle physical activity in adult patients with asthma.

Detailed description

The patients will be randomized in two groups: the intervention group will receive a standardized advice to physical activity practice plus pedometers and step goals to achieve over the next twelve weeks and the control group will receive the same standardized advice to physical activity practice and usual care.

Conditions

• Asthma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Pedometer-based physical activity prescription	After baseline assessments, both groups will receive a educational session, regarding important aspects of asthma plus a unsupervised exercise prescription (walking, 5 times per week, for at least 30 minutes). Only the experimental group will receive a pedometer-based physical activity prescription, consisting of targets (steps per day) to be achieved. The initial target will be determined based on the average of steps per day assessed during the baseline assessments plus 1000 steps. The targets will be biweekly. Both groups will be contact once a week (by phone) and will be asked to return for asthma control assessments once a month.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2013-11-14
• Last updated: 2017-02-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil