Clinical trials: Breathlessness
Asthma (Diagnosis), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Investigation and Classification of Treatable Traits in Patients With Chronic Airway Diseases
This research study focuses on chronic airway diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma. These conditions make it difficult for patients to breathe, but breathing difficulty (dyspnea) is often…
- Conditions
- Asthma (Diagnosis), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Airway Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07472738
- Testing
- Comprehensive Clinical Assessment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Chao Yang Hospital
Bronchiectasis Adult
Combined Effects of Resonant Breathing and Qigong Exercises in Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease characterized by permanent dilation of the bronchi, leading to persistent cough, mucus overproduction, dyspnea and frequent respiratory infections.
- Trial name
- NCT07725991
- Testing
- Resonant breathing and Qigong Exercise., Resonant breathing exercise
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma (Diagnosis)
Breathlessness Perceptions Within Respiratory Diseases
Breathlessness is a complex symptom that results in poor quality of life, increased hospitalisations and increased mortality. Breathlessness is influenced by physiological, psychological and functional factors but these are…
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma (Diagnosis), Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Bronchiectasis
- Trial name
- BiRD (NCT07648082)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals, Leicester
Dyspnea
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Physicians' Interpretation of Chest X-Rays in Breathless Patients
Identifying the cause of breathlessness in acute patients in the emergency department is critical and challenging. The chest X-ray is central but challenging to read for non-radiologist physicians.
- Trial name
- XRAI (NCT05117320)
- Testing
- AI support
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Corona Virus Infection
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dental Students About COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated "COVID- 19") is a pandemic respiratory disease that is caused by a novel coronavirus and was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China.
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Corona Virus Infection, Acute Lung Injury, Fever
- Trial name
- NCT04449081
- Testing
- Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Awareness, Preference
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melaka Manipal Medical College
Cancer and Non-cancer Hospice Patients
Virtual Reality for Improving Symptoms in Palliative Care
The objective of this study is to determine whether VR can ameliorate symptoms for palliative care patients within a hospice setting.
- Trial name
- VRPC (NCT05197894)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Obesity
Targeting Breathing Limitations to Improve Functional Outcomes in HFpEF
The overall purpose of this study is to investigate whether pulmonary limitations that increase the oxygen (O2) cost of breathing impact dyspnea on exertion (DOE) and peak exercise capacity in patients with HFpEF and obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT05723679
- Testing
- HeO2 gas mixture, Room air gas mixture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Healthy
Effects of Chronic Acid-Base Changes on Ventilatory and Perceptual Responses
Approximately 30% of people aged 65 years and older experience breathlessness (perceived respiratory difficulty) during daily activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00946933
- Testing
- NH4Cl (ammonium chloride)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Exercise Capacity and Dyspnea in Obese Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Effects of Weight Loss
Dyspnea is a common complaint in obese patients. The mechanisms behind this dyspnea and the effects of weight loss on dyspnea are not completely understood.
- Trial name
- NCT03035149
- Testing
- Weight Management Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
COVID-19 Infection
ESICM UNITE COVID-19 Project (UNITE-COVID)
COVID-19 is arguably the biggest challenge critical care medicine has been confronted with since its conception. Critical care services around the world are flooded by patients presenting with severe respiratory failure who…
- Trial name
- UNITE-COVID (NCT04836065)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 4,995 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Fatigue, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Post-Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) Rehabilitation Clinics in Saudi Arabia
This intervention study aims to evaluate the before and after changes in physical fitness, cardiorespiratory status, exercise capacity, fatigue, anxiety, dyspnea, psychoemotional conditions, and quality of life through 3 sessions…
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Physical Inactivity, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT05799534
- Testing
- Physical Therapy Rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University
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
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease marked by reduced exercise capacity and activity-related breathlessness (commonly termed dyspnea).
- Trial name
- NCT05052229
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide, Medical air
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Denis O'Donnell
Acute Coronary Syndrome Without ST Elevation on Electrocardiogram
Calibration Study PREDICT - Prehospital Triage for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome Without ST-segment Elevation
The PREDICT calibration study is a prospective, non-interventional trial aiming to adapt and calibrate the ACS-Pathfinder algorithm for prehospital triage of patients with suspected non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome…
- Trial name
- PREDICT (NCT07419139)
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leipzig Heart Science gGmbH
COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Forward Head Posture
Combined Posture Correction and Resistive Respiratory Muscles Training in COPD With FHP
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation, often exacerbated by postural abnormalities such as forward head posture (FHP).
- Trial name
- NCT07293429
- Testing
- Resistive inspiratory muscles training, Resistive expiratory muscles training:, Combined resistive inspiratory and expiratory muscles training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Shortness of Breath, Shortness of Breath/Dyspnea
Training Strategies to Maintain Performance
Statement of the Problem and Justification Cognitive performance under physiologically stressful conditions is critical in high-demand environments such as military operations, diving, and firefighting.
- Conditions
- Shortness of Breath, Shortness of Breath/Dyspnea, Respiratory Distress
- Trial name
- NCT07128511
- Testing
- Multiple Inhalation Breathing Pattern, Tactical Breathing Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Dyspnea, Sleep Quality
Visual and Auditory Stimulation in Intensive Care Patients
This study is a randomized controlled experimental clinical trial designed to investigate the effects of visual and auditory stimulation on dyspnea severity, sleep quality, and anxiety levels in patients receiving noninvasive…
- Conditions
- Dyspnea, Sleep Quality, Anxiety, Intensive Care Patients
- Trial name
- NCT07895030
- Testing
- The Northern Lights and White Noise
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Effects of Bronchodilators in Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
In people with mild COPD, the ability to exhale air from the lungs is partly limited because of narrowing and collapse of the airways.
- Trial name
- NCT00202176
- Testing
- Ipratropium Bromide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Hypertension
Finding Early Predictors of Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients With Hypertension
Finding early predictors of myocardial in patients with hypertension 1. Scientific objective The study objective is to clarify the grounds of heart exertional dyspnoea stenocardial pain in patients with well-controlled stage I or…
- Trial name
- dysh (NCT01455714)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Exercise Capacity Respiratory Muscle Strength Dyspnea and Physical Activity in Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate exercise capacity, respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, dyspnea and physical activity levels in pediatric PAH patients and compare them with healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT05124015
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University