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The Effect of Physical Exercise in a Cold Air Environment on Normal Volunteers and Asthmatic Patients

NCT03840044 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2020-12-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare airway physiologic reactions to physical exercise in a cold air environment (-5°C, 60% relative humidity) between normal volunteers and subjects with mild/moderate asthma. For this purpose, the investigators intend to evaluate the effect of a cold air exercise test on the Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1), respiratory symptoms, functional airway integrity, local and systemic inflammation and on the airway microbiome.

This study also features as an exploratory study for a subsequent interventional study in order to establish the feasibility of the cold air exercise protocol and to determine the extent of the effects in subjects with mild/moderate asthma.

Conditions

  • Asthma, Exercise-Induced

Interventions

OTHER

Cold air exercise test

Subjects will perform a submaximal 90 minutes exercise test in a controlled cold air environment (-5°C, 60% relative humidity) in a climate chamber with evaluation pre§/during\*/post§ of heart rate (HR)§\* and blood pressure (BP)§\*, spirometry§\*, PNIF§, FeNO§, electrocardiogram (ECG)§\*, body \& exhaled air temperature§\*, capsaicin cough threshold test§, histamine bronchial challenge test§, and sampling of nasal fluid§, induced sputum§, and venous blood§.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lieven Dupont, Prof. dr · KU Leuven/ UZ Leuven

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-03
Primary Completion
2020-04-30
Completion
2020-05-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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