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Does a breathlessness intervention service ('CBIS') reduce stress significantly more than usual care in breathless patients with advanced non-malignant disease and their carers? A phase II feasibility study

Does a breathlessness intervention service ('CBIS') reduce stress significantly more than usual care in breathless patients with advanced non-malignant disease and their carers? A phase II feasibility study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN70836126
Enrollment
72
Registered
2013-04-26
Start date
2013-03-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Topic: Cardiovascular, Respiratory

Interventions

CBIS, The ?Cambridge Breathlessness Intervention Service? (?CBIS?) is a multidisciplinary service consisting of a medical consultant, an occupational therapist and a physiotherapist. It uses a psychol

Sponsors

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: Any patient referred to CBIS with non-malignant disease who: 1. Has a diagnosed and investigated cause for breathlessness 2. Is troubled by breathlessness despite optimal medical therapy 3. May benefit from a self-management programme 4. Has an ?informal live-in? carer Carers: 1. Is an informal carer (i.e not employed or paid as a carer) of the referred patient 2. Lives with the referred patient 3. Has some involvement in the patient?s day-to-day activities or care 4. Male & Female; lower age limit 18 years, upper age limit 100 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients: 1. Active cancer 2. Rapidly progressing disease-course (CBIS cannot be delayed in this situation) 3. On corticosteroids at the time of screening or within the preceding month 4. Unable to provide informed consent 5. Has a baseline perceived stress scale (PSS) score of <12 (PSS is a scale for measuring subjective stress. The maximum score is 40 and a score of 12/40 is the average score for a normal population) 6. Does not fulfil the inclusion criteria Carers: 1. On corticosteroids at the time of screening or within the preceding month 2. Suffers from breathlessness 3. Has a baseline PSS<12 4. Unable to provide informed consent 5. Works regular night shifts 6. Does not fulfil the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diurnal Salivary Coritsol Profile; Timepoints: For parallel study: week 0 and 8, For longitudinal study (intervention arm only): week 0, 8,12, 20—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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