Breathing Exercises for Asthma
- Conditions
- Asthma
- Registration Number
- NCT02151422
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Brief Summary
Despite the advances in pharmacological therapy for asthma, there has been an increasing worldwide interest in alternative therapies for asthma. Treatments and therapies such as yoga, acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis and Buteyko and other breathing techniques have been used as complementary therapies however little evidence exists behind such practices.
Data from systemic reviews and randomized control trials provide evidence of benefit although additional confirmation is still needed. Among the most common techniques are the Buteyko breathing exercises that aim to reduce minute ventilation by instruct asthmatics patients to breathe shallowly and slowly through the nose. The second common technique is the Pranayama, or yoga breathing exercises which emphasizes deep respirations and exhalation prolongation.
Our goal is to assess the effectiveness of breathing exercises as a complementary therapy for asthma.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
- Adults age 18-65 of either sex, with a physician-diagnosed history of persistent asthma.
- Access to internet
- Subjects with history of COPD or any other lung disease, pregnant or lactating women, no access to internet and patients who cannot communicate in English.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of quality of life of asthmatic patients equal or greater than 30 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Allergy and Immunology Clinic at University of Michigan
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Allergy and Immunology Clinic at University of Michigan🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States