Breathlessness - DiagnosE Early in Primary care (Breathe DEEP)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic breathlessness in adults over the age of 40; Respiratory

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14483247
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leicester

Brief Summary

2021 Interim results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33953200/ Results of semi-structured qualitative interviews with participants (added 07/06/2023) 2023 Interim results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37068966/ Results of semi-structured qualitative interviews with participants (added 07/06/2023) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36351923/ Recruitment strategy (added 07/06/2023) 2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34815293/ protocol (added 07/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-06
• Last Update Posted: 20 June 2023
• Study Completion: 2025-09-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults = 40 years old
2. Within two presentations to a GP with persistent exertional breathlessness for over 2 months
3. Able and willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Presence of a known diagnosis for symptoms
2. A known active malignancy or other unrelated illness that is likely to result in a prognosis of less than 1 year
3. If patient requires immediate hospital admission

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recruitment rate assessed by the number of participants recruited over 12 months to inform number of GP practices needed for the ultimate cluster RCT accounting for population size