In patients with breathing difficulty diagnosed as COPD who are on inhaler therapy, Breathing exercises and proper inhaler training will be given and the outcome will be measured using quality of life questionnaires and breathlessness scores in improving the quality of life in a government hospital

The effects of breathing exercises and inhaler training in patients with COPD on the severity of dyspnoea and life quality in a tertiary care centre - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/06/068862

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J449- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Breathing exercises: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease( COPD) patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be selected.After basic data collection COPD patients randomly Assigned i

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with COPD from 18 years to 70 years, using inhalers and those have not previously taken breathing exercise training

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Persons with mental disorder and communication disabilities, heart disease that could lead to dyspnoea

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in dyspnea grade assessed using MMRC(Modified medical research council) scaleTimepoint: 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in quality of life will be assessed using St George respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ) and COPD assessment test(CAT) scoreTimepoint: 4 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Jayapriya

Institute of Thoracic Medicine, Madras medical College,RGGGH,Chennai-600003

drsrperumal@gmail.com04428361433

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026