A 1-Year Weight Management Program for Difficult-to-Treat Asthma With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity-associated asthma results in increased morbidity and mortality. We report 1-year asthma outcomes with a weight management regimen, the Counterweight-Plus Programme (CWP), compared with usual care (UC) in a single-center, randomized controlled trial in patients with difficult-to-treat asthma and obesity.

Research question

Can use of the CWP result in improved asthma control and quality of life compared with UC at 1 year in patients with difficult-to-treat asthma and obesity?

Study design and methods

Adults with difficult-to-treat asthma and BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² were randomized (1:1 CWP:UC) to treatment. The CWP, with dietitian support, included a 12-week total diet replacement phase (850 kcal/d low-energy formula), and then subsequent food reint

SUBMITTER: Sharma V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752128 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature