NCT01478646

The Effect of Reflective Breathing Therapy Compared With Conventional Breathing Therapy in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) III-IV

The Effect of Reflective Breathing Therapy Compared With Conventional Breathing Therapy on Dyspnoea and Activity in Patients With COPD III-IV

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether different types of breathing therapies in patients with COPD III-IV decrease dyspnea and increase activity.

Detailed description

In the treatment of COPD-Patients different kinds of breathing therapy techniques are used, but many of them are not reassessed yet. Dyspnea is one of the predominant symptoms of COPD patients and has negative impacts on the activity of the patients. Dyspnea during exertion leads to avoiding activity and results in a deconditioning of muscles and of the cardiovascular system. Thus breathing therapy techniques seem to be useful, which may lead to a decrease of dyspnea and an increase of activity. The purpose of this study is to determine whether reflective breathing therapy is more effective on decreasing dyspnea and increasing activity than conventional breathing therapy.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	conventional breathing therapy	duration: 60 minutes.
OTHER	reflectory breathing therapy	duration: 60 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-08-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2011-11-23
• Last updated: 2011-11-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany