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Asthma rehabilitation at high vs. low altitude: randomized parallel-group trial.


ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the effect of asthma rehabilitation at high altitude (3100 m, HA) compared to low altitude (760 m, LA).

Methods

For this randomized parallel-group trial insufficiently controlled asthmatics (Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) > 0.75) were randomly assigned to 3-week in-hospital rehabilitation comprising education, physical-&breathing-exercises at LA or HA. Co-primary outcomes assessed at 760 m were between group changes in peak expiratory flow (PEF)-variability, and ACQ) from baseline to end-rehabilitation and 3 months thereafter.

Results

50 asthmatics were randomized [median (quartiles) LA: ACQ 2.7(1.7;3.2), PEF-variability 19%(14;33); HA: ACQ 2.0(1.6;3.0), PEF-variability 17%(12;32)]. The LA-group improved PEF-variability by median(95%CI) -7%(- 14 to 0, p = 0.033), ACQ - 1.4(- 2.2 to - 0.9, p < 0.001), and after 3 months by - 3%(- 18 to 2, p = 0.103) and - 0.9(- 1.3 to - 0.3, p = 0.002). The HA-group improved PEF-variability by - 10%(- 21 to - 3, p = 0.004), ACQ - 1.1(- 1.3 to - 0.7, p < 0.001), and after 3 months by - 9%(- 10 to - 3, p = 0.003) and - 0.2(- 0.9 to 0.4, p = 0.177). The additive effect of HA vs. LA directly after the rehabilitation on PEF-variability was - 6%(- 14 to 2), on ACQ 0.3(- 0.4 to 1.1) and after 3 months - 5%(- 14 to 5) respectively 0.4(- 0.4 to 1.1), all p = NS.

Conclusion

Asthma rehabilitation is highly effective in improving asthma control in terms of PEF-variability and symptoms, both at LA and HA similarly.

Trial registration

Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02741583, Registered April 18, 2016.

SUBMITTER: Saxer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657156 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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