Exercise boosts asthma control in severe cases, trial investigates
NCT ID NCT07655037
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a 6-month personalized exercise program improves exercise capacity and asthma control in adults with severe asthma who are starting biologic therapy. Participants are randomly assigned to either the exercise program or standard advice to increase physical activity. The study measures changes in fitness, asthma symptoms, flare-ups, lung function, and quality of life over 6 to 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could show that adding structured exercise to biologic therapy improves fitness, reduces asthma flares, and enhances quality of life for people with severe asthma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 60 participants. The exercise program may be too demanding for some, and results may not apply to all severe asthma patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18 years * Physician-diagnosed severe asthma defined with the GINA criteria and with a decision to initiate biological treatment (omalizumab, mepolizumab, benralizumab, dupilumab or tezepelumab) for severe asthma Exclusion Criteria: * Upcoming major surgery * Acute musculoskeletal disease which unables regular exercise * Inability to commit to the appointments and the exercise plan due to exhaustion or fatigue * Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helsinki University Hospital
RECRUITINGHelsinki, 00250, Finland
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