Breathing Exercises in Asthma Targeting Dysfunctional Breathing

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

190

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 27, 2017

Primary Completion Date

April 14, 2020

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2024

Conditions
Dysfunctional Breathing in Asthma
Interventions
OTHER

Breathing Exercises

"Key points in the intervention are~* Reduction (or normalising) of the respiration rate; use of rhythmic, nasal inspiration, diaphragmatic breathing; reduction of depth of breath, longer expiration; breath-holding at functional residual capacity.~* Relaxation, especially the neck, jaw, tongue, and shoulders. Emphasizing the impact of gravity to the body.~* Inclusion of the breathing modification into walking and other physical activities.~* Daily home exercise of BrEX."

OTHER

Usual care

Participants will receive only short information given initially at recruitment. No instruction or booklet will be distributed in the Usual care-Group.

Trial Locations (8)

3000

Allergi og Lungeklinikken Helsingør, Elsinore

5000

Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Odense

8600

Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Silkeborg

Unknown

Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Bispebjerg

Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Hvidovre

Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Aalborg

Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Næstved

Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Roskilde

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Zealand University Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Hvidovre University Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Aalborg University Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Bispebjerg Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

TrygFonden, Denmark

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Slagelse Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Region Zealand

OTHER

collaborator

Association of Danish Physiotherapists

OTHER

collaborator

Allergi og Lungeklinikken Helsingør

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Regionshospitalet Silkeborg

OTHER

collaborator

Odense University Hospital

OTHER

lead

Naestved Hospital

OTHER