Breathing device study for COPD shortness of breath after exercise
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a device that briefly opens your airways to help release trapped air after exercise. It may reduce shortness of breath and improve your daily life with COPD.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- Your COPD is moderate to very severe (stages II to IV).
- You have already finished a pulmonary rehab program at the trial site.
- Your 6-minute walk test is less than 350 meters.
- You feel short of breath often (score of 2 or higher on the mMRC scale).
- Your lungs trap extra air (pulmonary hyperinflation) confirmed by breathing tests.
- You have not used a mechanical cough-assist device recently and have no recent lung surgery or collapsed lung.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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