Dyspnea Neuroscience Education on Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cardenal Herrera University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dyspnea

Treatments: Behavioral: Dyspnea Neuroscience education; Behavioral: Usual care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04987125

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Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnostic of COPD by a physician or pneumologist
• Stage 1, 2 or 3 on the GOLD Classification
• GOLD Stage and FEV1 assessed by a physician in the last three months
• Access to a computer and internet

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment (MoCA-S score < 21)
• Depression disorder (PHQ-9 score ≥11)
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7 score ≥10)
• Instable comorbidities preventing physical activities
• Had a surgery in the past three months
• Had an exacerbation in the past three months
• Currently quitting tobacco
• Use of oxygenation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Dyspnea Neuroscience education

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dyspnea Neuroscience education

Usual care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual care