Cognitive behavioural therapy for the sensation of breathlessness : A pilot study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dyspnoea; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000505606
• Lead Sponsor: Marie Williams

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-05-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

People with chronic respiratory conditions and associated breathing difficulties, intending to undertake the eight week comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation program at Repatriation General Hospital (RGH) in Adelaide, South Australia

Exclusion Criteria

Cognitive or memory impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination score less than 23/30), clinically unstable respiratory or cardiac diseases or co-morbidities likely to render exercise unsafe (determined by RGH respiratory physician), or were currently registered for lung volume reduction surgery or lung transplantation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified