Energy balance
A comprehensive behavioral weight loss intervention (diet, physical activity, and behavioral therapy) improves asthma control in obese adults with suboptimally controlled persistent asthma.
If you are obese and have asthma that is hard to control, losing about 7% of your body weight through a structured program of diet, exercise, and behavioral coaching can significantly improve your asthma control. The program involves weekly group sessions for the first four months, followed by monthly check-ins, focusing on gradual weight loss and 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week.
The primary hypothesis is that compared with participants in the usual care (UC) arm, those in the weight loss intervention (WL) arm will achieve greater improvement in asthma control, as measured by a validated composite measure, the Juniper Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) [28], at 12 months follow-up.
Why this rating
This is a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial; results are not yet reported, so evidence of efficacy is currently zero/unknown.
Source
The Breathe Easier through Weight Loss Lifestyle (BE WELL) Intervention: A randomized controlled trial
Jun Ma et al. · BMC Pulmonary Medicine · 2010
DOI 10.1186/1471-2466-10-16
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