Tokyo, Sept. 26 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059183) titled 'Acute effects of pursed lip breathing on dyspnea after 3 minutes step test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease' on Sept. 26.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Cross-over Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Nagasaki University

Condition: Condition - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To investigate the acute effect of pursed lip breathing on dyspnea afterstep test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Pursed-lip breathing was performed for 3 minutes, beginning 1 minute before the step test, continuing during the test, and for 5 minutes after the test. Interventions/Control_2 - No pursed lip breathing

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 40 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - - Subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Subjects with clinically stable disease - Subjects aged 40 years or older - Subjects who can provide informed consent to participate Key exclusion criteria - - Subjects with comorbid conditions that make it difficult to climb stairs, such as musculoskeletal disorders or cognitive impairment. - Subjects with comorbid conditions that may cause respiratory distress, such as severe heart failure or lung cancer. - Subjects with an acute exacerbation within four weeks prior to the study. Target Size - 40

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 09 Month 26 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 09 Month 01 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 10 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 09 Month 30 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067695

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