Asthmatics
Conditions
Keywords
asthma, yoga, heat, humidity, bikram
Brief summary
Cold and dry air induce exercise induced asthma. Yoga training may improve lung function tests. Bikram Yoga (heat 39 degree Celsius and humidity 60%)training may improve both lung function tests and bronchial hyperreactivity (to exercise and adenosine 5'monophosphate).
Detailed description
15 young adults with exercise induced asthma and 10 healthy young adults will participate in 2 months taining of Bikram Yoga in Tel Aviv. They will perform sessions of 90 minutes training at least 5 times a week. Lung function tests, bronchial challenges (exercise and AMP) and progressive exercise test will be performed before and after the 2 month training at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem in the asthmatic patients. Healthy adults will perform only lung function tsts and progressive exercise before and after training.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBikram Yoga
Sponsors
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* controlled asthma * age 18-30 years
Exclusion criteria
* heart, * hypertension, * kidney disease, * chronic lung disease, * oxygen dependence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| prevent exercise induced asthma and improve lung function tests | — |
Contacts
Primary ContactAvraham AVITAL, Prof, MD
Outcome results
None listed