Exercise and asthma education sessions for children and young people with asthma
Tests exercise and education classes for managing asthma in young people.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Active Airways for Children and Young People With Asthma
Key facts
- Where
- Leicester, United KingdomSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 10 and 17 years old?
Source: NCT07643753, who can take part
Where in United Kingdom
- University of LeicesterLeicester, United KingdomNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Leicester
- Trial code
- NCT07643753
- Record updated
- 11 June 2026
- Original description
What is this study about? The investigators want to see if exercise and education sessions can help children and young people (aged 10-17) with asthma, manage the participants asthma better.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Feasibility of an Exercise and Asthma Educational Programme 'Active Airways' on Health Outcomes in Children and Young People With Asthma With All Severities
What is this study about? The investigators want to see if exercise and education sessions can help children and young people (aged 10-17) with asthma, manage the participants asthma better.
The investigators will place participants that are recruited to this study into one of three groups by a computer (randomly):
Group 1:
Usual Care: Continue with normal asthma treatment.
Group 2:
Education: Usual care + a 45-minute online asthma education class once a week.
Group 3:
Exercise \& Education: Usual care + 3 exercise sessions a week and asthma education classes.
Inclusion: Willing and able to consent to participate in the trial; Able to understand written and spoken English; A diagnosis of Mild to Moderate Asthma or Severe Asthma based on the European Respiratory Society (ERS)/ American Thoracic Society (ATS) consensus statement on Severe Asthma; Able to participate in a formal exercise programme; Aged 10-17 years; Able to engage in focus groups; Approximately 130cm tall (to be able to complete cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)).
Exclusion: Required a course of antibiotics or oral corticosteroids within the 4 weeks prior to the study commencing; Children with severe co-morbidities that will not allow them to participate in an exercise programme e.g. Severe neuromuscular disorders, recent fractures or surgeries, cognitive or behavioural conditions; Self-reported uncontrolled severe exercise-induced breathlessness; Participant is unable or unwilling, in the opinion of the investigator, to give informed consent.