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Yoga for Treating Shortness of Breath in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT00051792 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2006-08-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of yoga in reducing shortness of breath in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients in this study must have moderate to severe COPD and be primarily limited by shortness of breath.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive
  • Pulmonary Emphysema
  • Chronic Bronchitis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

yoga

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman, RN, DNSc · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-01-31
Completion
2004-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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