Development,Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of a New Respiratory and Palliative Care Out-patient Breathlessness Support Service
Phase 3
16 Years
90 Years
16 Years
90 Years
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Breathless Patients With Any Established Underlying Medical Diagnosis
Both
Breathless Patients With Any Established Underlying Medical Diagnosis
Trial Information
Development,Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of a New Respiratory and Palliative Care Out-patient Breathlessness Support Service
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with any established underlying medical diagnosis with breathlessness on
exertion or at rest.
- Cancer patients who have risk factors for breathlessness( risk factors include a
history of smoking, asthma or COPD, lung irradiation, exposure to asbestos, coal
dust, cotton dust or grain dust, lung involvement by cancer)
- Respiratory muscle weakness
- Anxiety.
- Patients must have advanced disease that is refractory to maximal optimised medical
management. - Patients must be able to engage with a short term physiotherapy and
occupational therapy intervention.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with breathlessness of unknown cause.
- Chronic hyperventilation syndrome.
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Outcome Measure:
Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ)
Outcome Description:
The primary outcome measure will be improvement of mastery of breathlessness, as assessed by a change in the score within the Mastery domain of the chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ).
Outcome Time Frame:
12 weeks
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
John Moxham, MD FRCP
Investigator Role:
Study Director
Investigator Affiliation:
King's College London
Authority:
United Kingdom: National Health Service
Study ID:
10/H0808/17
NCT ID:
NCT01165034
Start Date:
July 2010
Completion Date:
May 2013
Related Keywords:
- Breathless Patients With Any Established Underlying Medical Diagnosis
- Dyspnea
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