Clinical trials: Breathlessness
Pollution Related Respiratory Disorder, Pollution; Exposure
Lung and Heart Function Across Decades of Life in Health
The main objective of this study is to develop baseline "normal" reference values of both lung and heart function for healthy adults within the age range relevant to the United States Veteran population who served in the…
- Conditions
- Pollution Related Respiratory Disorder, Pollution; Exposure, Dyspnea, Cardiopulmonary
- Trial name
- NCT07641413
- Testing
- Healthy control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Skeletal Muscle Function in Interstitial Lung Disease
Dyspnea (i.e. breathlessness) and exercise intolerance are common symptoms for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), yet it is not known why.
- Conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Scleroderma
- Trial name
- NCT03800017
- Testing
- Hyperoxia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Dyspnea
Effect of Non Invasive Brain Stimulation on Experimentally Induced Dyspnea (Breathlessness)
Dyspnea is a frequent, mostly unpleasant and long-lasting, but also often undertreated symptom. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a new non invasive method to modify brain activation has shown good efficacy in the…
- Trial name
- tDCS-Dyspnea (NCT01892553)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure
Breathlessness Patterns in Patients With Cancer, COPD and Heart Failure: an fMRI Feasibility Study
Dyspnea that persists despite optimal pathophysiological treatment is defined as persistent dyspnea. Currently all brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies conducted to evaluate breathlessness have done so using…
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Cancer, Volunteers
- Trial name
- BREACH-fMRI (NCT07319039)
- Testing
- Cerebral fMRI, Immersive virtual reality
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Lung Cancer
Maximal Exercise Capacity and Extra-pulmonary Characteristics in Patients With Lung Cancer With Complete Remission .
While lung cancer are rare disease in the early 20th century, its incidence increased in parallel with the increase in smoking habits. It is the most common type of cancer in the world.
- Trial name
- NCT03838757
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Interstitial Lung Disease
Nebulized Fentanyl in Patients With Mild to Moderate Interstitial Lung Disease and Chronic Dyspnea
Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) experience distressing activity-related respiratory discomfort which is challenging to manage therapeutically.
- Trial name
- NCT03018756
- Testing
- Fentanyl Citrate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Denis O'Donnell
Asthma, Bronchospasm
Epinephrine Inhalation Aerosol USP, a HFA-MDI Study for Assessment of Pharmacokinetics
This study examines the pharmacokinetic profile of Armstrong's proposed Epinephrine Inhalation Aerosol USP, an HFA-MDI (E004), using a stable isotope deuterium-labeled epinephrine (epinephrine-d3) to differentiate the…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Bronchospasm, Wheezing, Shortness of Breath
- Trial name
- NCT01188577
- Testing
- Epinephrine Inhalation Aerosol, HFA, Epinephrine Inhalation Aerosol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aging Disorder
Physical Impairments in Elderly Individuals
There are no studies in the literature reporting the dyspnea, posture, strength, physical activity, functional mobility and balance in elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT06267625
- Testing
- Physical Evaluations of individuals
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Exercise Lower-body Negative Pressure in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
The heart is a pump that must both fill and empty effectively to move blood; if it cannot move enough, heart failure may ensue. Approximately half of all adults living with heart failure have a form where the heart stiffens…
- Trial name
- NCT05582044
- Testing
- Lower-body Negative Pressure (-25 mmHg), Lower-body Negative Pressure (-15 mmHg), Lower-body Neutral Pressure (0 mmHg)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Deep Breath
Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Deep Breathing Exercises
The population of the study was composed of 186 patients whose cells were assigned to Atatürk University Hospital Educational Diseases Polyclinic between April and June 2023, and whose cells were found to have COPD according to…
- Conditions
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Deep Breath, COPD
- Trial name
- NCT05846204
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Deep Breathing Exercise Group-DBE
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Cancer, Dyspnea
Effects of a Specific Programme for the Recovery of Autonomy Plus Multimodal Physical Exercise in Oncology Patients With Dyspnoea
In recent years the survival of cancer patients has increased exponentially. But together with that survival, and due to the different oncological treatments, side effects have also increased significantly.
- Trial name
- NCT04766593
- Testing
- Oncological functional reeducation program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Symptom Cluster, Breathlessness
Mindfulness-Oriented Respiratory Distress Symptom Intervention for Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality, posing a critical public health challenge in both Hong Kong and global populations.
- Conditions
- Symptom Cluster, Breathlessness, Coughing, Fatigue Symptom
- Trial name
- NCT07281300
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Oriented Respiratory Distress Symptom Intervention (M-RDSI), Usual Care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Smoking
Functional Capacity, Subjective Dyspnea and Fatigue in Smokers
Smoking remains a significant public health problem among the young adult population. Epidemiological studies in Turkey show a steadily decreasing age of smoking initiation and a remarkably high rate of smoking among…
- Trial name
- NCT07520981
- Testing
- Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Stroke
Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation in Individuals With Stroke
Stroke has a high rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This disease is the third leading cause of death after ischemic heart disease and cancer. Stroke is also the leading cause of disability in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05550311
- Testing
- Robot-assisted rehabilitation, Conventional rehabilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Dyspnea; Cardiac
Contribution and Reproducibility of Lung Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure in the ED
Discrimination between cardiac and non-cardiac causes of dyspnea can be challenging, causing excessive delay before adequate therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03660592
- Volunteers
- 1,024 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Asthma, Heart Failure
The General Breathing Record Study
This study will test the use of a new handheld device (called the N-Tidal C), that measures a person's tidal breath carbon dioxide, in diagnosing the cause of someone's breathlessness.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- GBRS (NCT03356288)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TidalSense
Lung; Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Evaluating Sensations of Breathlessness in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) during exercise is a major source of distress and is a commonly reported symptom in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Conditions
- Lung; Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Healthy
- Trial name
- CF_Dyspnea (NCT01799642)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Acute Heart Failure
Dynamic Variation of Impedance Cardiography(DYVIC) as a Diagnostic Tool of Acute Heart Failure (AHF)
Dynamic variations of bio-impedance measured cardiac output using non pharmacologic intervention (sitting position, passive leg rising and valsalva maneuver) could be used to detect acute heart failure in patients admitted to the…
- Trial name
- DYVIC (NCT03241069)
- Testing
- Reference position, sitting position, Valsalva maneuver
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Deep Venous Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism
FUVID Study: Functional Characterization of Children With Chronic Venous Thromboembolic Disease
This is a multi-center prospective cohort study of patients with first-episode deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
- Trial name
- NCT04583878
- Testing
- Blood draw (Visit 1), Blood draw (Visits 2 and 3)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dyspnea
BRIPPED Scan for Evaluation of Emergency Department (ED) Patients With Shortness of Breath
The B-RIPPED scan is a standardized ultrasound evaluation of pulmonary B-lines, Right ventricle size and strain, Inferior Vena Cava collapsibility, Pleural and Pericardial Effusion, Pneumothorax, Ejection Fraction, and lower…
- Trial name
- BRIPPED (NCT01662843)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Virginia Medical School