Fabiana S Kim, Jaqueline L Rocha, Adriana C Lunardi, Denielli Sg Bos, Eloise A Santos, Cibele Cb Marques da Silva, Alberto Cukier, Celso Rf Carvalho
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Abstract
Background: Breathing and aerobic exercises are the most recommended nonpharmacological treatments to improve asthma control and quality of life in patients with asthma. However, the benefits of combining both interventions in these outcomes have never been tested.
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effects of the combination of aerobic and breathing exercises on asthma control in individuals with moderate-to-severe asthma.
Methods: Individuals with moderate-to-severe asthma were randomly assigned to the aerobic + muscle-stretching group (Control group (CG), n=25) or aerobic + breathing exercises group (Experimental group (EG), n=26). The aerobic exercise was performed using constant-load training and breathing exercises using the Buteyko technique. The training program lasted 20 sessions. All individuals were blindly assessed before and after the interventions for asthma control, health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression symptoms, sleep quality, hyperventilation, exercise capacity, lung function, levels of physical activity, and thoracoabdominal kinematics. Group x time interactions were tested using a two-way repeated measures analysis of variance. Pearson's correlation test was used to test the association between outcomes.
Results: The groups were similar at baseline (all p>0.05). After the intervention, there were no between-group differences for all outcomes comparing EG and CG.
Conclusion: These results suggest that a combination of aerobic and breathing exercises did not improve asthma control, psychosocial symptoms, sleep quality, hyperventilation, exercise capacity, lung function, levels of daily physical or thoracoabdominal kinematics compared with aerobic exercise alone in individuals with moderate-to-severe asthma.
期刊介绍：
JACI: In Practice is an official publication of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). It is a companion title to The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and it aims to provide timely clinical papers, case reports, and management recommendations to clinical allergists and other physicians dealing with allergic and immunologic diseases in their practice. The mission of JACI: In Practice is to offer valid and impactful information that supports evidence-based clinical decisions in the diagnosis and management of asthma, allergies, immunologic conditions, and related diseases.
This journal publishes articles on various conditions treated by allergist-immunologists, including food allergy, respiratory disorders (such as asthma, rhinitis, nasal polyps, sinusitis, cough, ABPA, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis), drug allergy, insect sting allergy, anaphylaxis, dermatologic disorders (such as atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema, and HAE), immunodeficiency, autoinflammatory syndromes, eosinophilic disorders, and mast cell disorders.
The focus of the journal is on providing cutting-edge clinical information that practitioners can use in their everyday practice or to acquire new knowledge and skills for the benefit of their patients. However, mechanistic or translational studies without immediate or near future clinical relevance, as well as animal studies, are not within the scope of the journal.
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