190
Participants
Start Date
April 27, 2017
Primary Completion Date
April 14, 2020
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2024
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."
Usual care
Participants will receive only short information given initially at recruitment. No instruction or booklet will be distributed in the Usual care-Group.
Allergi og Lungeklinikken Helsingør, Elsinore
Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Odense
Dep. of Physiotherapy and Dep. of Pulmonology, Silkeborg
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
Zealand University Hospital
OTHER
Hvidovre University Hospital
OTHER
Aalborg University Hospital
OTHER
Bispebjerg Hospital
OTHER
TrygFonden, Denmark
INDUSTRY
Slagelse Hospital
OTHER
Region Zealand
OTHER
Association of Danish Physiotherapists
OTHER
Allergi og Lungeklinikken Helsingør
UNKNOWN
Regionshospitalet Silkeborg
OTHER
Odense University Hospital
OTHER
Naestved Hospital
OTHER