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

The Effect of Reflective Breathing Therapy Compared With Conventional Breathing Therapy on Dyspnoea and Activity in Patients With COPD III-IV

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: conventional breathing therapy; Other: reflectory breathing therapy

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 Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Bayern
    • Schönau, Bayern, Germany, 83471
      • Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 45 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

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 Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Conventional breathing therapy; first: conventional breathing therapy, second: reflectory breathing therapy	Other: conventional breathing therapy; duration: 60 minutes.
Experimental: Reflectory breathing therapy; first: reflectory breathing therapy second: conventional breathing therapy	Other: reflectory breathing therapy; duration: 60 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in residual volume	measured by a portable spirometry device	change from pre (minute 0) in residual volume at post (minute 60) intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
• Collaborators: University of Osnabrueck
• Investigators: Study Chair: Klaus Kenn, Dr. med., Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land; Principal Investigator: Stella Seeberg, University of Osnabrueck

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 30, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 22, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): November 23, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 23, 2011
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 22, 2011
• Last Verified: November 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: COPD; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; breathing therapy; reflective breathing therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiration Disorders; Lung Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Respiratory Aspiration
• Other Study ID Numbers: RAT 2011; KBerchtesgadener (Registry Identifier: KBerchtesgadener)