Randomized Controlled Trial of Mind-Body Breathing Therapy (in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) To Improve Palliation of Dyspnea and Health-Related Quality of Life
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
In brief
Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is a complex experience that includes interpretation of physical impairments and associated distress to the person. The role of mind-body interactions in the experience of the symptom of dyspnea suggests that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies may be effective in abating dyspnea and improving patients' health-related quality of life. CAM strategies work in a number of ways that are directly applicable to dyspnea, such as decreasing the stress response, inducing relaxation, and facilitating a less distressful interpreted experience of physical disorders. We have combined a number of established CAM approaches aimed at breath-centered mindfulness and relaxation into an single therapy, mind-body breathing therapy (MBBT). The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of MBBT in improving dyspnea and health-related quality of life for patients with emphysema (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00243282
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 120
- Starts
- 2005-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2009-01-21
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Resting Dyspnea > 2 OR Activity Dyspnea > 4 in the prior 4 weeks to screening
You may not qualify if…
- Cognitive impairment on the 10-item Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire
- History of serious psychiatric illness
- Unwilling or unable to participate in the full eight week program and evaluation
Where it is running
- Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System — Los Angeles, California, United States
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