Breathing and Relaxation Exercises for Asthma: a Randomised Controlled Trial

NCT00400270 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EC03660
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 56
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

All patients on the GP asthma database in one practice were invited for an asthma physical-therapy assessment, at baseline. Volunteers satisfying the inclusion criteria ie - aged between 16 and 70, able to understand, read and write English, give informed consent, willing to attend the surgery to take part in the trial and with no other serious conditions - were invited to participate in the study. Patients were randomised either to a control group, receiving 2 more assessments at 6 and 12 months, or for comparison to a group receiving 5 physical-therapy treatments of integrated breathing and relaxation exercises (known as the Papworth Method (PM)). The two groups would then be compared at 6 and 12 months. Hypotheses:

1. 1.The PM of breathing and relaxation training would improve the quality of life for adult patients with asthma in primary care, compared with patients only receiving usual medical care.
2. 2.Anxiety and depression, and symptoms from dysfunctional breathing would reduce compared with the control group.
3. 3.Respiratory function measurements would improve compared with the control group.

Conditions

Asthma

Keywords

Asthma; Randomised controlled trial; Breathing exercises; Relaxation exercises; Primary care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health related Quality of Life as measured by the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Anxiety and Depression as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

• Symptoms from dysfunctional breathing measured by the Nijmegen Questionnaire.

• Respiratory measurements as measured by spirometry and capnography.

Interventions

Breathing and relaxation exercises: the Papworth Method PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• doctor diagnosed asthma, volunteers from the practice asthma database
• years of age
• able to understand, speak and write English
• willing to give informed consent
• willing and able to attend the surgery for assessments and treatments

You may not qualify if:

• serious co-morbid conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University College London Hospitals: lead
• Welwyn Hatfield Primary Care Trust: collaborator
• University College, London: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Bridge Cottage Surgery

Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9EF, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma

Interventions

Respiration

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Professor Robert West, PhD

  Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 15, 2006
• First Posted: November 16, 2006
• Study Start: October 1, 2004
• Study Completion: January 1, 2006
• Last Updated: May 28, 2015

Record last verified: 2006-11

Locations

GB (1)