NCT05979688Completed
Yogic Breathing Exercise for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Aug 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this study is to understand how well a 6-week virtual yogic breathing exercise program (YBEP) will improve breathing, speech, and emotional well-being in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 13 (actual)
- First submitted
- 29 Jul 2023
- Start date
- 1 Nov 2023
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- NCT number
- NCT05979688
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 13
- From 1 Nov 2023 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- life expectancy is less than 6 months,
- severe hearing or visual impairments that prevent online learning (breathing exercise), or
- current participation in another clinical trial during the study period that can affect the outcomes of the study.
Who the study is looking for
- confirmed ALS or myasthenia gravis diagnosis
- age \>18 yrs old;
- ability to follow multistep commands,
- on a stable dose of medications for \>60 days,
- FVC ≥30% predicted,
- access to internet and a computer or smartphone that can perform videoconferencing.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 90 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United States | Unknown status |
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