Pilot Study of Changing Exercise and Physical Activity Behavior in Asthma Patients

NCT00227162 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: N01-HC-25196 (0103-661)N01HC25196
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and the potential differential impact of a novel intervention of induced positive affect and self-affirmation to increase physical activity in asthma patients.

Conditions

Asthma

Keywords

Asthma; Behavior change; Physical activity; Risk reduction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Paffenbarger Physical Activity and Exercise Index scores from enrollment to 4 weeks.

  1-2 weeks

Study Arms (4)

Group 1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Positive affect

Behavioral: Group 1

Group 2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Self-Affirmation

Behavioral: Group 2

Group 3

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Positive Affect and self-affirmation

Behavioral: Group 3

Group 4

NO INTERVENTION

Control group

Interventions

Group 1 BEHAVIORAL

Patients set a physical activity goal and were assigned to one of four groups. Patients were assigned to receive positive affect intervention.

Also known as: Positive Affect, Control

Group 1

Group 2 BEHAVIORAL

Patients set a physical activity goal and were assigned to one of four groups. Patients were assigned to receive the self-affirmation intervention.

Also known as: Self-affirmation

Group 2

Group 3 BEHAVIORAL

Patients set a physical activity goal and were assigned to one of four groups. Patients were assigned to receive both positive affect and self-affirmation intervention.

Also known as: Positive Affect and Self-Affirmation

Group 3

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients will be eligible for this study if their physicians consider them medically able to participate, if they are 18 years of age or older, and if they have a diagnosis of mild to moderate asthma based on the NHLBI Asthma Expert Panel's classification system which rates symptoms, frequency of exacerbations, nocturnal attacks, activity restriction, use of medications, and pulmonary function.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients will be excluded from this study for the following reasons:
• If they are unable to walk several blocks for whatever reason;
• If they have musculoskeletal or neurological deficits that preclude increased physical activity;
• If they have other pulmonary diseases;
• If they have cardiac disease or other severe comorbidity;
• If they are unable to provide informed consent because of cognitive deficits;
• If they refuse to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Weill Medical College of Cornell University: lead

Study Sites (1)

New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University

New York, New York, 10021, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Mancuso CA, Rincon M, McCulloch CE, Charlson ME. Self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and patients' expectations predict outcomes in asthma. Med Care. 2001 Dec;39(12):1326-38. doi: 10.1097/00005650-200112000-00008.

  PMID: 11717574 BACKGROUND

• Mancuso CA, Peterson MG. Different methods to assess quality of life from multiple follow-ups in a longitudinal asthma study. J Clin Epidemiol. 2004 Jan;57(1):45-54. doi: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00248-8.

  PMID: 15019010 BACKGROUND

• Mancuso CA, Peterson MG, Charlson ME. Comparing discriminative validity between a disease-specific and a general health scale in patients with moderate asthma. J Clin Epidemiol. 2001 Mar;54(3):263-74. doi: 10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00307-3.

  PMID: 11223324 BACKGROUND

• Mancuso CA, Rincon M, Charlson ME. Adverse work outcomes and events attributed to asthma. Am J Ind Med. 2003 Sep;44(3):236-45. doi: 10.1002/ajim.10257.

  PMID: 12929143 BACKGROUND

• Mancuso CA, Peterson MG, Charlson ME. Effects of depressive symptoms on health-related quality of life in asthma patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2000 May;15(5):301-10. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.07006.x.

  PMID: 10840265 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma; Motor Activity; Risk Reduction Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases; Behavior

Study Officials

• Carol A Mancuso, MD

  Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Mary E Charlson, MD

  Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2005
• First Posted: September 27, 2005
• Study Start: February 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2004
• Study Completion: May 1, 2004
• Last Updated: February 23, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)