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The Effect of Breathing Exercise on Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients

NCT05129371 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2024-01-12

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Summary

In this study, It is aimed to evaluate the effect of breathing exercise on fatigue in patients with heart failure, to reduce the severity of fatigue in participants, and thus to enable patients to participate more actively in daily life.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Breathing exercise

Following the protocol prepared, the breathing exercise group is given breathing exercises for about 20 minutes, 3 times a week for 8 weeks, under the supervision of the trainer, in the hospital face-to-face, and after discharge through video calls over the WhatsApp application. Reminders (by text message or voice call) are used for the remaining 4 days of the week, allowing the patient to do it on their own.

OTHER

Placebo Breathing Group

The placebo group is asked to breathe normally through the nose with eyes closed, sitting in the same position as the intervention group for 10-15 minutes, 3 times a week for 8 weeks, under the supervision of the trainer, in the hospital face-to-face, and after discharge through video calls over the WhatsApp application.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mustafa Kemal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Selva Ezgi Aşkar · Mustafa Kemal University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-18
Primary Completion
2022-07-06
Completion
2022-09-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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