Respiratory: Asthma Respiratory Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
1. Patients will undergo breathing retraining with senior physiotherapist
2. Control
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 31 patients suffering from severe asthma: 1. Patients with diagnosis of asthma requiring regular maintenance medication (that includes high dose inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting ?2 agonist) 2. High medical resource usage 3. Non-smoker for at least one year 4. Historical evidence of reversibility
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous treatment for hyperventilation, dysfunctional breathing, or other functional disorder of respiratory mechanics 2. Participation in another trial involving respiratory intervention 3. Current or recent lower respiratory tract infection 4. Presence of other respiratory diseases 5. DLCO <70% predicted, significant co-morbid illness 6. Pregnancy or nursing mother 7. Psychiatric disorder 8. Hospitalisation for asthma within the prior 6 weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in University of California San Diego Shortness-of-Breath Questionnaire (SOBQ) score after treatment for dysfunctional breathing | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed