CPET Guided Rehab vs Physiotherapy in Patients With Dysfunctional Breathing
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Guided Physiotherapy During Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Dysfunctional Breathing, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Evangelismos Hospital
78 participants
Nov 27, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
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Interventions
Physiotherapy will include: Progressive breathing retraining, neurosensory training, nose breathing training, activity modification, inhalation-exhalation ratio training, dynamic respiratory control training and instructions for continuing all of the above training at home. Total 5 sessions in 9 weeks time.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation will be completed in 16 sessions (2 times a week for 8 weeks). It will combine exercise with breathing retraining guided by CPET findings regarding erratic breathing pattern and/or hyperventilation.
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NCT06707623