Impact of Diaphragmatic Breathing Coaching on Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Reproducibility and Organ Protection

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Breathing, Mouth

Treatments: Other: CT simulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06747533

NCI-2024-10404 (Other Identifier)

2024-1120

Details and patient eligibility

About

To learn if coaching participants on diaphragmatic breathing will help participants to take larger, more reproducible breaths and feel less anxiety about their treatments.

Full description

Primary Objectives The primary objective is to compare the average daily shift for participant treatment for participant who have had coaching with https://www.thebreathingclass.com/cancer-center/participant versus participant who had standard clinic teaching.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 18
• Left sided breast cancer planned for whole breast radiation or any breast cancer requiring treatment of the regional nodes
• Treatment planned at the MDACC Mays Breast Radiation Oncology clinic

Exclusion criteria

• Underlying lung issues that may limit ability to achieve ideal breath hold (COPD on oxygen, etc)
• Active pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard Patient Education

Experimental group

Description:

If participants are in the Standard Participants Education group, participants will receive standard of care participants education.

Treatment:

Other: CT simulation

Breathe Radiation Protocol Coaching group

Experimental group

Description:

If participants are in the Breathe Radiation Protocol Coaching group, you will have access to a video that helps guide you through a relaxed breath hold for the radiation treatment and also access to a coach for questions about the breathing process during radiation. This coaching will take place in the week before you undergo radiation planning.

Treatment:

Other: CT simulation