Mindful Breathing Awareness Through Pursed-Lip Breathing Training

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

In brief

To establish the feasibility of a tool that monitors and motivates people with COPD to complete training in mindful pursed-lip breathing to enhance pulmonary rehabilitation at home.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03198780

Run by

Minnesota HealthSolutions

People needed

10

Starts

2018-10-01

Expected to finish

2019-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-29

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must be ≥40 years old
• have a diagnosis of GOLD stage II, III, or IV COPD documented by pulmonary function testing
• have clinically significant breathlessness (breathless when walking on the level or walking a mild hill)
• be a current or previous smoker with at least 10 pack-years of cigarette smoking
• be hospitalized for an exacerbation of COPD.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with a high likelihood of being lost to follow-up or contact (patients with active chemical dependency), are planning to move out of the state, are not living in the healthcare area.
• Patients with an inability to provide good data or follow commands (patients who are disoriented, have a severe neurologic or psychiatric condition).

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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