The Effect of Reflective Breathing Therapy Compared With Conventional Breathing Therapy in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) III-IV

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Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Interventions: Other: conventional breathing therapy; Other: reflectory breathing therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01478646
• Lead Sponsor: Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether different types of breathing therapies in patients with COPD III-IV decrease dyspnea and increase activity.

Detailed Description

In the treatment of COPD-Patients different kinds of breathing therapy techniques are used, but many of them are not reassessed yet.

Dyspnea is one of the predominant symptoms of COPD patients and has negative impacts on the activity of the patients. Dyspnea during exertion leads to avoiding activity and results in a deconditioning of muscles and of the cardiovascular system.

Thus breathing therapy techniques seem to be useful, which may lead to a decrease of dyspnea and an increase of activity.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether reflective breathing therapy is more effective on decreasing dyspnea and increasing activity than conventional breathing therapy.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08
• Study First Submitted: 2011-09-30
• Status Verified: 2011-11
• Primary Completion: 2011-11
• Study Completion: 2011-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-11-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-11-22
• Study First Posted: 2011-11-23
• Last Update Posted: 2011-11-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• inpatient rehabilitation
• COPD (Gold stage III and IV)

Exclusion Criteria

• severe exacerbation in the last four weeks
• acute infections
• fever
• neuritides
• severe osteoporosis
• skin disease
• manic depression

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Conventional breathing therapy	conventional breathing therapy	first: conventional breathing therapy, second: reflectory breathing therapy
Reflectory breathing therapy	reflectory breathing therapy	first: reflectory breathing therapy second: conventional breathing therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in BORG-Scale	Change from pre (minute o) in BORG-scale at directly post intervention (minute 60)	Instrument for self-reported dyspnea; modified BORG-scale ranges from 1 (no dyspnea) to 10 (maximum dyspnea).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in residual volume	change from pre (minute 0) in residual volume at post (minute 60) intervention	measured by a portable spirometry device

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land; 🇩🇪 Schönau, Bayern, Germany