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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN92818360
ISRCTN92818360
Completed
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Randomised controlled trial of treating dysfunctional breathing to reduce breathlessness in severe asthma

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health0 sites31 target enrollmentSeptember 29, 2006

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Enrollment
31
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 29, 2006
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 31 patients suffering from severe asthma:
  • 1\. Patients with diagnosis of asthma requiring regular maintenance medication (that includes high dose inhaled corticosteroid and long\-acting ?2 agonist)
  • 2\. High medical resource usage
  • 3\. Non\-smoker for at least one year
  • 4\. Historical evidence of reversibility

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Previous treatment for hyperventilation, dysfunctional breathing, or other functional disorder of respiratory mechanics
  • 2\. Participation in another trial involving respiratory intervention
  • 3\. Current or recent lower respiratory tract infection
  • 4\. Presence of other respiratory diseases
  • 5\. DLCO \<70% predicted, significant co\-morbid illness
  • 6\. Pregnancy or nursing mother
  • 7\. Psychiatric disorder
  • 8\. Hospitalisation for asthma within the prior 6 weeks

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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