Clinical trial NCT04739488: Breathibg Exercises and Inhaler Trainingfor Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients
Official title: The Effects of Breathing Exercises and Inhaler Training for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients on the Severity of Dyspnea and Life Quality
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: COPD
Breathlessness
Aerocele
Keywords: COPD
Inhaler training
Breathing Exercises
Dyspnea
Quality of Life
Lead sponsor: Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Assistant Professor Pınar TEKİNSOY KARTIN
First posted: 2021-02-04
Enrollment: 67
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: quantitative and qualitative methods
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The most common symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is shortness of breath and causes a decrease in the patient's quality of life. The best way to relieve shortness of breath is inhaler therapy. However, it is known that patients frequently apply this treatment incorrectly. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of breathing exercises and inhaler training for COPD patients on the severity of dyspnea and life quality.

For this, two patient groups with a total of 67 people were included in the study. While one group was trained on inhaler drug use, the other group was taught breathing exercises in addition to the inhaler drug use training. Patients were asked to continue the practices they learned regularly for 4 weeks. At the end of the study, it was observed that shortness of breath decreased and the quality of life increased in both patient groups.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The individuals over the age of 18,
* Who had been diagnosed with COPD for at least three months,
* Using inhalers at least twice a day,
* Misusing their drug,
* Had not previously taken breathing exercise training
* Had not participated in a rehabilitation program

Exclusion Criteria:

* Mental disorders,
* Communication disabilities,
* Heart disease that could lead to dyspnea,
* Unstable angina

Primary outcomes:
measure: Patient Information Form
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in both groups when they were first included in the study.
measure: Breathing Exercise and Inhaler Application Skill Chart
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in breathing ezercises and inhaler training group when they were first enrolled in the study.
measure: Inhaler Application Skill Chart
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in inhaler training group when they were first enrolled in the study.
measure: COPD assessment test (CAT)
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in both groups when they were first enrolled in the study.
measure: St. George's respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ)
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in both groups when they were first enrolled in the study.
measure: Modified medical research council (mMRC)
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in both groups when they were first enrolled in the study.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: COPD assessment test (CAT)
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in both groups when they came for control four weeks later.
measure: Breathing Exercise and Inhaler Application Skill Chart
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in breathing ezercises and inhaler training group when they came for control four weeks later.
measure: Inhaler Application Skill Chart
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in inhaler training group when they came for control four weeks later.
measure: St. George's respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ)
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in both groups when they came for control four weeks later.
measure: Modified medical research council (mMRC)
timeFrame: It was administered to patients in both groups when they came for control four weeks later.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kırşehir
country: Turkey
facility: Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Health Sciences
state: Centrum
Study officials:
References:
citation: Ceyhan Y, Tekinsoy Kartin P. The effects of breathing exercises and inhaler training in patients with COPD on the severity of dyspnea and life quality: a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2022 Aug 26;23(1):707. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06603-3.