Status:

COMPLETED

Role of Airway Hyperresponsiveness on Performance in Elite Swimmers.

Lead Sponsor:

Laval University

Conditions:

Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

14+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The prevalence of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is very high in elite swimmers, reaching 80% in certain studies. Repeated Chlorine-derivatives exposure may be a major causative factor for its devel...

Detailed Description

Our hypothesis is that swimmers with a positive bronchial provocation challenge have not necessarily an exercise-induced bronchoconstriction during swimming and the use of a bronchodilator will be unn...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Swimmer (at least 10h/week) aged from at least 14 years.

Exclusion

  • Smoker, obese or other disease which may interfere with the study. Some parts of the study may exclude swimmers taking inhaled corticosteroids.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00876135

Start Date

December 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2013

Last Update

May 13 2013

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Institut Universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec

Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1V 4G5