Is Qigong a useful adjunct to pulmonary rehabilitation?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Respiratory: Pulmonary rehabilitationRespiratoryCare involving use of rehabilitation procedures
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN71445334
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. In line with the current pulmonary rehabilitation programme. This is to ensure that appropriate referrals are made to pulmonary rehabilitation and patients are fit to participate in an exercise programme (British Thoracic Society guidelines for Pulmonary rehabilitation).
2. Subject must fit the referral criteria: chronic but stable lung disorder (lung function est. in past 3 months), optimal medical management, exercise tolerance limited by breathlessness, motivated to exercise, approval to exercise from medical practitioner.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cardiac disease
2. Exercise tolerance limited by factors other than breathlessness e.g. arthritis, stroke
3. Patient unable to participate in group activities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method