NCT06404008Completed
A Controlled Breathing Intervention to Reduce Stress and Improve Symptoms in COPD Patients (REST)
A Controlled Breathing Intervention to Reduce Stress and Improve Symptoms in COPD Patients (REST): A Randomized Pilot Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Nov 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is a parallel design, randomized, controlled pilot trial comparing a controlled breath intervention (REST) to usual care for reducing stress in individuals with COPD.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- First submitted
- 3 May 2024
- Start date
- 15 Jul 2024
- Primary completion date
- 2 Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
- Diseases
- COPD
- NCT number
- NCT06404008
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 20
- From 15 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 2 Jul 2025
- 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 illness
- Other primary lung disease (ILD, asthma, bronchiectasis) by self-report or chart review
- Non-correctable hearing impairment (i.e. hearing impairment despite hearing aids)
- Severe cognitive impairment
Other
- Current regular practice of breathing exercises or pranayama
- No access to internet or telephone
- Recent hospitalization for COPD exacerbation or any reason in the past 30 days
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of spirometry confirmed COPD (FEV1/FVC \<0.70 + FEV1\<80%)
- Perceived Stress Scale \> 13
- Age \>40 years old
- Able to read, write, and speak in English
- Able to attend 1 in person training session and 1 in person trial sessions
Age in the registry: 40 years to - · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Austin | United States | Unknown status |
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