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Breathing Techniques clinical trials
Below are recruiting breathing techniques clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 24 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT07457086Recruiting
Breathing technique for better sleep and recovery after bladder surgery
This trial tests whether a simple breathing pattern called 4-7-8 can help you sleep better, hurt less, and recover faster after transurethral resection of the bladder (a procedure to remove bladder tumors).
Mersin, TurkeyAges 18 years+ - NCT06476756Recruiting
Breathing exercises for recovery after heart surgery
This study tests two breathing techniques to help people recover after heart surgery where the breastbone was opened. The techniques may help you breathe easier and heal faster.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 40–60 - NCT07065162Recruiting
Touch and breathing exercises for COPD
This trial tests two techniques—a gentle touch method and a breathing exercise routine—to see which helps people with mild to moderate COPD feel better and breathe easier.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 45–65 - NCT06415890Recruiting
4-7-8 breathing for shoulder pain after gallbladder surgery
This study tests whether a simple breathing technique (called 4-7-8 breathing) can help reduce shoulder pain and improve breathing after gallbladder removal surgery. It may be a good fit if you are having planned laparoscopic gallbladder surgery and staying overnight in the hospital.
HatayAges 18 years+ - NCT07591987Recruiting
Breathing Techniques to Reduce Shortness of Breath After Heart Surgery
This study tests whether special breathing exercises can help reduce shortness of breath and improve heart and lung function in patients recovering from open-heart surgery. You would learn and practice these breathing techniques before and after your surgery.
Baghdad, Baghdad GovernorateAges 18–75 - NCT06480422Recruiting
Breathing exercises for moderate COPD
This study tests two breathing exercises—autogenic drainage and segmental breathing—to see if they help people with moderate COPD breathe easier. It may help you clear mucus and improve your lung function.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 40–60 - NCT06537479Recruiting
Breathing technique and chest exercises for smokers' lung health
This trial tests if combining a special breathing method (Buteyko) with chest exercises can improve lung function and quality of life in current or long-term smokers aged 40-55. It may help if your breathing tests show reduced lung capacity.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 40–55 - NCT06460740Recruiting
Breathing and cycling after heart bypass surgery
This study tests whether combining a slow breathing technique (4-7-8 method) with stationary cycling can improve your blood pressure, quality of life, and shortness of breath after heart bypass surgery. It is for people who are recovering well and ready for a supervised exercise program.
Karachi, SindhAges 40–70 - NCT07464860Recruiting
Breathwork for older adults after knee surgery
This study tests a breathing exercise program to help older adults recover after knee replacement surgery. Participants practice controlled breathing at home using a smartphone or computer.
Tucson, ArizonaAges 65 years+ - NCT06454305Recruiting
Breathing exercises after abdominal surgery
This study tests two breathing techniques (ACBT and blow bottle) to help people recover lung function after abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. If you have trouble coughing up mucus or need extra oxygen after surgery, you may benefit.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 30–50 - NCT07342530Recruiting
Early PTSD treatment for new mothers
This study tests two brief talking therapies for new mothers who are feeling very stressed or scared after a difficult childbirth, especially if mom or baby needed intensive care. It compares a short writing exercise to a breathing technique that helps calm the body.
Little Rock, ArkansasAges 18 years+ - NCT07529847Recruiting
Breathing Techniques to Help Asthma Control
This study compares two special breathing techniques—alternating which nostril you breathe through and a method called Buteyko breathing—to see which helps asthma patients breathe easier and improve lung function. You'll practice these techniques and we'll measure how well they work for you.
IslamabadAges 18–45 - NCT07177976Recruiting
Comparing two breathing exercises for COPD
This study compares two breathing techniques—Pilates breathing and pursed lip breathing—to see which one improves chest expansion and peak expiratory flow rate (how fast you can blow air out) in people with mild COPD.
RawalpindiAges 40–64 - NCT07484490Recruiting
Breathing exercises with and without balloon blowing for TB in children
This trial tests whether adding a fun balloon-blowing exercise to a standard breathing technique helps children with tuberculosis clear mucus from their lungs more easily. It compares two groups: one using the breathing technique alone, and one using it together with balloon blowing.
LahoreAges 8–14 - NCT07759583Recruiting
Breathing exercises for smog-related pneumonia
This study tests two breathing techniques—Buteyko breathing and incentive spirometry—to see which better improves oxygen levels, breathing difficulty, exercise tolerance, and mucus clearance in people with pneumonia caused by air pollution.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 25–40 - NCT07518472Recruiting
Box Breathing and Lung Exercises for COPD Shortness of Breath
This study tests whether a simple breathing technique called box breathing, combined with short-term breathing exercises, can help reduce shortness of breath and improve daily functioning in people with mild COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
IslamabadAges 40–65 - NCT07079553Recruiting
Diaphragm stimulation with breathing exercises for COPD
This study tests whether a gentle electrical stimulation on your diaphragm (the muscle that helps you breathe) combined with deep breathing exercises can improve your breathing and quality of life. It is for people with mild to moderate COPD who do not smoke and have a chronic cough with mucus.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 40–60 - NCT06792760Enrolling by invitation
Body awareness training for movement disorders
This trial tests if adding body awareness (interoceptive) training to standard physical therapy helps people with functional movement disorders. It may improve how you sense and control your body.
Prague, Czech RepublicAges 18 years+ - NCT06880783Recruiting
Manual breathing technique for exercise and sleep in diabetes
This trial tests a hands-on breathing technique to see if it can improve exercise capacity and sleep quality in people with type 2 diabetes. It may help you breathe better, move more easily, and sleep more soundly.
Banī SuwayfAges 55–80 - NCT05851859Recruiting
Breathing training for long COVID symptoms
This study tests whether a structured breathing control technique can improve symptoms of long COVID. It may help by training how you breathe, but you must meet specific health and medication criteria to join.
Saint-DenisAges 18 years+ - NCT04941326Recruiting
Spinal mobilization for breathing in Parkinson’s disease
This study tests whether a hands-on therapy to the spine can improve breathing measures in people with Parkinson’s disease. If you qualify, you would receive spinal mobilization and have your breathing assessed to see if it helps.
BoluAges 50–85 - NCT06775106Recruiting
Breath test to find lung infections faster
This study tests a new breath analysis method to quickly diagnose respiratory infections in ICU patients on breathing machines. If successful, it could lead to faster treatment for serious lung conditions.
Portland, OregonAges 18–120 - NCT06460610Recruiting
Breathing exercises for pneumonia recovery
This study compares two breathing exercise methods (blow bottle and Acapella) combined with diaphragmatic breathing to help people recover from pneumonia. The goal is to see which approach works better for clearing mucus and improving breathing.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 40–60 - NCT04923958Recruiting
Testing new TB screening and diagnostic tests
This study tests rapid TB screening and lab-style diagnostic methods to see how well they find TB disease and TB that is resistant to rifampin (a key TB drug). It may help doctors diagnose TB faster and more accurately, especially in people at higher risk.
TbilisiAges 12 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for breathing techniques?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 24 recruiting breathing techniques studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a breathing techniques trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a breathing techniques trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
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