Efficacy of the Combination of Mindfulness and Buteyko Techniques for the Improvement of Poorly Controlled Asthma.

Last updated: March 15, 2023
Sponsor: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Asthma

Stress

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT05593315
IIBSP-MBA-2022-95
  • Ages 18-80
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Administration of a combined program for general (Mindfulness) and respiratory (Buteyko technique) relationship in patients with poorly controlled asthma and anxiety/stress to determine if it provides an improvement in current control and future risk of asthma.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of poorly controlled asthma
  • In treatment with a combination of ICS/LABA at medium doses
  • Anxiety and/or functional dyspnea
  • Attended in the outpatient consultations of the Asthma Unit of the Pneumology andAllergy Service of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe asthma exacerbation in the last 30 days
  • Severe disabling comorbidity
  • Severe psychiatric illness
  • Inability to complete questionnaires.

Study Design

Total Participants: 40
Study Start date:
March 01, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2025

Study Description

A Mindfulness relaxation program and a Buteyko technique respiratory rehabilitation program will be administered individually and weekly, in 10 sessions (5 face-to-face and 5 telematic sessions afterwards). Patients will be visited 4 times (at inclusion, one month, 6 months and 12 months after the double intervention), where data on asthmatic morbidity, pulmonary function (spirometry), bronchial inflammation (FENO) will be collected and some questionnaires will be administered.

Connect with a study center

  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Carrer Mas Casanovas 90.

    Barcelona, 08041
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

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