The Effect of Breathing Exercises on Fatigue Severity, Dyspnea, and Functional Classification in Patients with Heart Failure
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Heart failure.Heart failure
- Registration Number
- IRCT20240306061197N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Heart failure patients with Ejection Fraction (EF) lower than 55%
NYHA functional classification between classes II to IV
Ability to read and write
Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
No history of psychological disorders, cancer, anemia, renal failure, diabetes, and neurological disorders
Simultaneous participation in any study that includes breathing exercises or any intervention effective on fatigue and dyspnea
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fatigue severity score based on FSS questionnaire. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) questionnaire.;Dyspnea severity based on modified Borg dyspnea scale. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention at rest and on exertion. Method of measurement: score of modified Borg dyspnea scale.;New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification based on severity of symptoms especially fatigue and dyspnea.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method