Effect of mouth taping at night on asthma control

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN74428617

Enrollment

Registered

2005-11-15

Start date

2004-05-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Asthma Respiratory Asthma

Interventions

Crossover design of taping mouth at night versus usual breathing

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Asthma 2. Age 18-72 3. Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) over 50% predicted 4. Nocturnal or early morning symptoms 5. Pro re nata (prn) (as needed) beta-agonist use

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous training in Buteyko technique 2. Inability to breathe through nose 3. Known sleep apnoea 4. Over 10 pack years smoking history 5. Other significant uncontrolled disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Morning peak expiratory flow and symptom scores	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Evening peak flow 2. Diurnal variation in peak flow 3. FEV1 4. Beta-agonist use 5. Night time waking 6. Quality of life 7. Acceptability 8. Compliance with taping	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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