Music added to rehabilitation exercise for people with COPD
Tests whether music during exercise training helps adults with COPD and chronic respiratory failure.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Rehabilitation Training With Music-support & Exercise Tolerance in COPD and CRF Patients.
Key facts
- Where
- Bari, Lumezzane, Montescano, Pavia, Telese Terme, and Tradate, ItalySee the 6 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 85 years old?
Source: NCT05720780, who can take part
Where in Italy
- ICS Maugeri IRCCS, respiratory rehabilitation of the Institute of BariBari, ItalyNot yet recruiting
- ICS Maugeri IRCCS, Respiratory Rehabilitation of the Institute of LumezzaneLumezzane, ItalyTaking people
- ICS Maugeri IRCCS, respiratory rehabilitation of the Institute of MontescanoMontescano, ItalyTaking people
- ICS Maugeri IRCCS, Respiratory rehabilitation of the Institute of PaviaPavia, ItalyTaking people
- ICS Maugeri IRCCS, respiratory rehabilitation of the Institute of TeleseTelese Terme, ItalyNot yet recruiting
- ICS Maugeri IRCCS, Respiratory rehabilitation of the Institute of TradateTradate, ItalyTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
- Trial code
- NCT05720780
- Record updated
- 23 February 2026
- Original description
Therapeutic-rehabilitative interventions supported by music can be considered important resources in many clinical contexts. Some studies report the improvement of psychological (i.e. anxiety) and physiological parameters such for example, dyspnea, blood pressure, quality of life, sleep disturbances, etc. through voice, singing, exercise with wind instruments, and sometimes listening to music. Among the various instruments proposed to support the physical training of COPD patients, music was also tested and, in particular, music as a distracting auditory stimulus (DAS) has been used to increase exercise and physical activity adherence and to reduce the perception of dyspnea in COPD subjects.Read full original descriptionShow less
Can Rehabilitation Training With Music-support Increase Exercise Tolerance in Individuals With COPD and CRF Compared to Rehabilitation Training Alone? A Randomized Control Trial.
Therapeutic-rehabilitative interventions supported by music can be considered important resources in many clinical contexts. Some studies report the improvement of psychological (i.e. anxiety) and physiological parameters such for example, dyspnea, blood pressure, quality of life, sleep disturbances, etc. through voice, singing, exercise with wind instruments, and sometimes listening to music. Among the various instruments proposed to support the physical training of COPD patients, music was also tested and, in particular, music as a distracting auditory stimulus (DAS) has been used to increase exercise and physical activity adherence and to reduce the perception of dyspnea in COPD subjects.
This randomized controlled trial will compare -in patients with COPD and CRF- the effects of the addiction of music to the training on exercise capacity (possible improvement of endurance and reduction of fatigue and dyspnea) with respect to the usual rehabilitation modality (no music).
Inclusion: Diagnosis of COPD (Forced expiratory volume in 1 second / post-bronchodilator forced vital capacity < 0.7) without functional reversibility; Chronic respiratory failure with stable hypoxia (PaO2 < 60 mmHg in room air); Long Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT) for at least 3 months; Clinical stability: pH range 7.38-7.42, with no recent exacerbations in the last 7 days and no changes in drug therapy in the previous 7 days.
Exclusion: Pulmonary rehabilitation program in the previous 6 months; Cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination Score < 22); Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Lung cancer; Active microbial infections; Neuromuscular, orthopedic, and/or medical conditions that preclude testing; Non-invasive ventilation at home; Asthma or evidence of bronchodilator response; Pulmonary fibrosis.