CPET Guided Rehab vs Physiotherapy in Patients With Dysfunctional Breathing
In this study the efficacy of a pulmonary rehabilitation program tailored to the needs of patients with dysfunctional breathing (DB) will be investigated using cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The pulmonary rehabilitation program will be compared with physiotherapy which is currently the mainstream therapy of DB.
| Condition(s) | Dysfunctional Breathing |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | In this study the efficacy of a pulmonary rehabilitation program tailored to the needs of patients with dysfunctional breathing (DB) will be investigated using cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The pulmonary rehabilitation program will be compared with physiotherapy which is currently the mainstream therapy of DB. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Dysfunctional breathing (DB) diagnosed with CPET. * Adult patients (\>18 years of age) * Able and willing to attend an outpatient multidisciplinary, supervised rehabilitation program of a total duration of two months (8 weeks). * Able and willing to attend 5 physiotherapy sessions over a period of 9 weeks. * Sign an informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * No underling pathology explaining dyspnea and DB in CPET (e.g normal dead space to tidal volume ratio (VD/Vt) and normal alveolar-arterial (A-a) gradient.) * Patients with COPD * Patients with uncontrolled asthma * Patients with post-exertional malaise (PEM). * Patients that cannot attend an outpatient rehabilitation program like suffering from dementia, chronically paralyzed, with paraplegia, multiple injuries, or o |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | Evangelismos Hospital |
| Locations | Athens, Attica, Greece |
| Start date | 2024-11-27 |
| NCT ID | NCT06707623 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06707623 |