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Trial reportTrials2022

The effects of breathing exercises and inhaler training in patients with COPD on the severity of dyspnea and life quality: a randomized controlled trial.

Yasemin Ceyhan, Pınar Tekinsoy Kartin

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Trials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT04739488 nacompletednot on this map

The Effects of Breathing Exercises and Inhaler Training for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients on the Severity of Dyspnea and Life Quality

TypeinterventionalSponsorKirsehir Ahi Evran UniversitesiRan2017 to 2019Enrolled67ConditionsCOPD, Breathlessness, AeroceleArmsInhaler training, Breathing exercises
NCT06477367 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Video-Based Breathing Exercises Taught to COPD Patients on Dyspnea Severity, Activity Level, and Sleep Quality

TypeinterventionalSponsorBartın UnıversityRan2024 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveArmsVideo-Based Breathing Exercises
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Breathing techniques to reduce symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yasemin CeyhanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kirsehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department, Bağbaşı Campus Faculty of Health Sciences 3rd Floor, Downtown, Kirşehir, Turkey. yasemin-ceyhan@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-5324
Pınar Tekinsoy KartinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Erciyes University Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department, Kosk District, Kutadgu Bilig Street, Inside the Old Faculty, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-158X
Ahi Evran University · TRErciyes University · TR

Funding

Erciyes Üniversitesi TDK-2018-7775
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSevere dyspnea and poor quality of life are common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The most important reason for this is wrong applications in inhaler treatment. In addition, inhaler treatments that support non-pharmacological methods increase the effectiveness of the drug. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of breathing exercises and inhaler training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients on the severity of dyspnea and life quality.

methodsThe research was a randomized controlled trial. A total of 67 patients with COPD were included. The patients were randomized into two groups. Intervention group 1 were given pursed lip breathing exercise and inhaler training and Intervention group 2 were given only inhaler training. A follow-up after 4 weeks was carried out in both groups. Patient outcomes in both groups were assessed by a COPD assessment test (CAT), the Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale, and the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire scale (SGRQ). This study followed the CONSORT checklist for randomized controlled trials. In the data analysis, independent t, Mann-Whitney U, ANOVA, Wilcoxon analysis, and Pearson chi-square tests were used.

resultsThe pursed lips exercise and inhaler drug use skills of patients in both groups increased (p<0.001). The median value of the CAT and mMRC scores were statistically significant for both groups (p<0.005). The mean of life quality scores of patients in both groups decreased, and this result was found to be statistically significant in all sub-dimensions and in the total scale score for both groups (p<0.001). Although the increase in the quality of life and the decrease in the severity of dyspnea of the patients in both groups were significant, neither group was superior to the other (p>0.05).

conclusionsAs a result of the study, it was found that the skill of using the inhaler and the life quality of the patients increased, and the severity of dyspnea decreased. Supporting inhaler treatments with non-pharmacological methods can increase drug efficacy and quality of life.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04739488. Registered on 21 Feb 2021.

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Breathing ExercisesNebulizers and VaporizersPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveDyspneaHumansQuality of LifeBreathing exercisesCOPDDyspneaInhaler trainingQuality of lifeRandomized controlled trial

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PMID36028881
PMCPMC9419340
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