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First received: October 25, 2022

Clinical Trial: Inspiratory Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Children With Obesity and Asthma

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Pediatric Obesity

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Inspiratory Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Children With Obesity and Asthma

Brief Summary: This is a single-center, randomized, SHAM-controlled, parallel assignment, double-masked,8-week interventional study among children aged 8-17 years (not yet 18 years old) of age with obesity and asthma.(n=60), recruited from Duke Health Center Creekstone, to test the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle rehabilitation (IMR) as an acceptable add-on intervention to reduce dyspnea (feeling short-of-breath or breathless) and to promote greater activity in children with obesity and asthma.Clinic to test the…

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