Status:
COMPLETED
Breath Training Exercise for the Reduction of Chronic Dyspnea
Lead Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Conditions:
Chronic Pulmonary Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether a breath training exercise program may be used to make patients with chronic lung conditions feel less short of breath, whether such a program is well rece...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \>18 years of age
- Diagnosis of a chronic pulmonary disorder (a diagnosis of lung cancer is not required as the symptom of dyspnea, not cancer itself, is targeted)
- If diagnosed with lung cancer, must have completed definitive treatment more than 6 months prior
- At least moderate dyspnea defined by a BDI score of 6 or less in the Self- Administered Computerized Versions of the Baseline and Transition Dyspnea Indexes(SAC-BDI/TDI)13,14 (This cutoff score is close to the score of 5.7 used to define "moderate dyspnea" in the publication that validated the instrument and is selected by attending physicians in the Pulmonary Service as a good indication of "moderate dyspnea" in clinical practice. A typical person with BDI of 6, for example, would be a 52 year old woman who has to pause when walking because of dyspnea and/or has eliminated doing an activity because of dyspnea).
- Able to safely complete the Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT)15 as per attending physician's clinical judgment.
- Respiratory functions clinically stable for the preceding 3 months and expected to be stable for the next 3 months as determined by project PIs and other Pulmonary Medicine faculty.
Exclusion
- Life expectancy less than 6 months
- Any cause of dyspnea that is determined by the investigators as readily reversible by other means (e.g. pleural effusion, pulmonary embolism, acute infection, anemia Hb\<9.0, etc.)
- Non-English speaking
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01831388
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2018
Last Update
July 17 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10065