NCT04987125

Dyspnea Neuroscience Education on Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The principal aim of this study was to adapt pain neuroscience education to dyspnea, Dyspnea Neuroscience Education (DNE), and measure its effect on dyspnea perception, physica l activity level, disability, quality of life and ventilatory and functional capacity through a randomized controlled trial. The secondary objectives were to evaluate its feasibility and its effect on emotional state (anxiety and depression), medical atten dance, number of exacerbations and the willingness to exercise.

Conditions

• Dyspnea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dyspnea Neuroscience education	Patients will follow an online therapeutic education course about dyspnea. Education about the cognitive and emotional aspects of dyspnea processing, with the goal of changing maladaptive cognitions and behaviors. The course will be group-based (5 participants). The frequency will be of 1 session per week for 4 weeks, each session will have a duration of 1 hour.
BEHAVIORAL	Usual care	General health advice, physiotherapy treatment. The frequency will be of 1 session per week for 4 weeks, each session will have a duration of 1 hour.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-01
• Primary completion: 2022-04-01
• Completion: 2022-05-01
• First posted: 2021-08-03
• Last updated: 2021-08-09