Weight-reduction Intervention in Asthmatic Children With Overweight/Obesity

Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight; Asthma; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Multifaceted intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00998413

MEC 09-2-088

NAF 3.4.09.002 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a multifactorial intervention with weight reduction, behavioural therapy, and physical exercise on the severity and control of asthma in obese children.

Enrollment: 87 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 6-16 years
• BMI in the overweight/obesity range according to data of Cole et al.
• Asthma diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

• Children with a normal weight according to data of Cole et al.
• Children without any provable asthmatic complaints
• Congenital malformations of the airways or other chronic lung diseases like cystic fibrosis (CF)
• Mental retardation or syndromes
• Heart disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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87 participants in 2 patient groups

Multifaceted intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Multifaceted intervention:physical exercise, nutrition, and behavioural intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Multifaceted intervention

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

standard usual care