Clinical trials: Dyspnoea
Asthma, COPD
Exhaled Breath Metabolomic Biomarkers in the Acutely Breathless Patient
An acute study carried out across three acute admissions units within Leicestershire. The study is aimed at discovery and validation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath.
- Conditions
- Asthma, COPD, Heart Failure, Community-acquired Pneumonia
- Trial name
- EMBER (NCT03672994)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
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
Effects of Wearing a Face Mask During CrossFit Exercise
Face masks are important for prevention of transmission and contracting viruses such as COVID-19. Gymnasiums have been identified as being susceptible to virus transmission; therefore, wearing face masks during exercise is…
- Trial name
- NCT04688502
- Testing
- High intensity interval training, Continuous exercise training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Comparative Effects of Costophrenic Assisted Cough and Anterior Chest Compression Technique in COPD Patients
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, mucus (sputum) production and wheezing.
- Trial name
- NCT05922241
- Testing
- Costophrenic assisted cough, Anterior chest compression
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Asthma
Combined Effects of Inspiratory Muscles Training With Pilate Training in Asthma Patients
Asthma is a chronic (long-term) condition that affects the airways in the lungs. The airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. In asthma the airways can become inflamed and narrowed at times.
- Trial name
- NCT06762236
- Testing
- Pillatate Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Palliative Care, Dyspnea
The Effect of Acupressure on the Management of Dyspnea
Dyspnea can develop at any stage of the disease, but it is more common in the last period of life. Complementary and integrative methods used for dyspnea symptoms include acupuncture, acupressure, visualization techniques, herbal…
- Trial name
- NCT05884450
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Effects Of of Pursed Lip Breathing and Coordinated Breathing in Adult Patients With COPD
COPD is the chronic lung condition characterized by the damage and enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs, leading to breathing difficulties. A blockage may develop, which traps air inside your lungs.
- Trial name
- NCT06459843
- Testing
- pursed lip breathing techniques, coordinated breathing technique
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Asthma Control Level
Effects of Video Animation-Assisted Inhaler Medication Education on Medication Adherence, Attack Frequency, and Dyspnea for Asthma Patients
Asthma is a chronic airway inflammation characterized by recurrent attacks, airway hyperresponsiveness, mucus hypersecretion, and airway obstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT07134647
- Testing
- video animation-supported inhaler medication training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gaziantep
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Respiratory Muscle Strength in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Respiratory muscle strength, dyspnea perception, physical activity and quality of life measurements will be performed and groups will be compared in two groups consisting of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis referred to…
- Trial name
- NCT03588260
- Testing
- no intervention - cross-sectional observational only
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Respiratory Event-Related Potentials in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Dyspnea is "a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity".
- Trial name
- NCT02163551
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Dyspnea
Specificity of Dyspnoea Relief With Inhaled Furosemide
This study evaluates the effect of inhaled furosemide on different types of breathlessness relief in healthy volunteers. Each volunteer inhaled mists of either furosemide or a control substance on 3 occasions per day on 2…
- Trial name
- FurosAH (NCT02881866)
- Testing
- Furosemide, Saline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford Brookes University
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (Disorder), Muscle Weakness
Efficacy of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Elite Swimmers
This study is a randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of inspiratory muscle training on swimming performance, airway dysfunction and perceived breathlessness in elite swimmers.
- Conditions
- Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (Disorder), Muscle Weakness, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- PEAK (NCT03062735)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
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
COVID-19
Long-Term Respiratory Muscle Strength in Young COVID-19 Patients
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disorder caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
- Trial name
- NCT05381714
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Cardiac Ischemia, Chest Pain
Myocardial Ischemia Detection for Early Identification of Patients With Ischemic Chest Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether new novel markers from the clinical electrocardiogram (EKG), which have been used as non-invasive measures of heart disease, can detect coronary artery disease in patients with…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Ischemia, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath
- Trial name
- MID-EPIC (NCT02055443)
- Testing
- 12-lead holter monitor application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
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.
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Evaluation of Exercise Capacity and Exercise Limitation in Patients With Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Pulmonary Langerhans Histiocytosis Cells (PLCH) is characterized by infiltration of Langerhans cells and formation of loose granulomas with lymphocytic infiltrate and formation of nodular and cystic lesions on chest CT, and is…
- Trial name
- NCT02665546
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- InCor Heart Institute
Dyspnea, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Menthol for Dyspnea Relief in Health and COPD
Menthol inhalation (MI) is a novel and promising treatment option for acute relief of dyspnea, however, the underlying ventilatory and/or neural related mechanisms for this relief in symptoms remain unknown.
- Trial name
- MENTHODYSC (NCT05785026)
- Testing
- Menthol inhalation, Strawberry scent, Menthol inhalation and facial airflow
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Covid19, Neurological Complication
COVID-19 Infection: Exploration of Respiratory Control Center Abnormalities
The purpose of the present study is to determine whether there is a decrease in the emotional response to experimental induction of dyspnea by hypoxic stimulation in subjects with a "neurological" form of COVID-19, compared to…
- Trial name
- CRC-COVID (NCT04363749)
- Testing
- hypoxia : 14.3 and 12.7% FIO2, hypercapnia 7% CO2, inspiratory mechanical constraint
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris