What is it about?
To date, there have been few studies on the long-term effectiveness of rehabilitation in asthma.The study demonstrates that persistent and clinically relevant improvements in asthma control and quality of life persist 1 year after the end of rehabilitation (full text of the EPRA-RCT is available online: https://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article/217391).
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Why is it important?
The EPRA trial is the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing asthma rehab with usal care. This increases the evidence.
Perspectives
The results of the EPRA-RCT (Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients with Asthma) have already been considered in the German asthma guidelines.
Dr Konrad Schultz
Klinik Bad Reichenhall
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This page is a summary of: Asthma control (AC) and Quality of life (QoL) one year after Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.pa513.
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