Breathing exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Part of Brain & nervous system, Lungs & breathing, Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests a set of breathing exercises that might help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathe more easily and feel better. You would do the exercises at home, and the study will see if they improve your breathing and quality of life.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with COPD by a lung doctor, and a breathing test in the last year confirmed it.
- You are between 40 and 90 years old.
- You can understand and follow instructions in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
- You are willing to do breathing exercises at home as part of the study.
- You do not have active tuberculosis, a collapsed lung, lung cancer, or severe memory or thinking problems.
- You are not currently having a sudden worsening of your COPD, and your COPD is not mild (GOLD stage I).
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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