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The Use of a Handheld Fan to Manage Breathlessness - A Feasibility Study

NCT00974558 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2015-02-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate if the use of a handheld fan directed to the cheeks alongside conventional medical treatment partially or totally relieves breathlessness and if this effect lasts for at least 30 minutes in patients irrespective of the underlying disease process.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

handheld fan directed to cheeks

Handheld fan directed to cheeks for 5 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St Catherines Hospice

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Scarborough acute hospitals Trust

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University hospitals Morecambe Bay

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • St Johns Hospice

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah Galbraith, BM · Cambridge UNiversity Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Addenbrookes Hospital

  • Sara Booth, MD · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Addenbrookes Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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