Device-guided Breathing for Shortness of Breath in COPD
| Status: | Archived |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
| Start Date: | January 2011 |
| End Date: | December 2011 |
Device-guided Slow Breathing in COPD Patients With Clinically Significant Dyspnea: Phase 2
Although drug therapies and pulmonary rehabilitation have greatly improved COPD symptoms, as
many as 50% of patients with severe COPD have inadequately controlled dyspnea.
Device-guided breathing is a behavioral intervention that guides respiratory rates into a
therapeutic range; prolongation of the expiratory phase improves hyperinflation, the most
significant driver of dyspnea in this population. Device-guided breathing, has no known
side-effects, and may represent a cost effective adjunctive treatment for dyspnea in severe
COPD.
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