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Dyspnea Neuroscience Education on Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT04987125 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-08-09

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Summary

The principal aim of this study was to adapt pain neuroscience education to dyspnea, Dyspnea Neuroscience Education (DNE), and measure its effect on dyspnea perception, physica l activity level, disability, quality of life and ventilatory and functional capacity through a randomized controlled trial. The secondary objectives were to evaluate its feasibility and its effect on emotional state (anxiety and depression), medical atten dance, number of exacerbations and the willingness to exercise.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dyspnea Neuroscience education

Patients will follow an online therapeutic education course about dyspnea. Education about the cognitive and emotional aspects of dyspnea processing, with the goal of changing maladaptive cognitions and behaviors. The course will be group-based (5 participants). The frequency will be of 1 session per week for 4 weeks, each session will have a duration of 1 hour.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

General health advice, physiotherapy treatment. The frequency will be of 1 session per week for 4 weeks, each session will have a duration of 1 hour.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cardenal Herrera University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-01
Primary Completion
2022-04-01
Completion
2022-05-01

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