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Filter by:The objective of this study is to look at the effects of distractive auditory stimuli (DAS) on reducing dyspnea intensity and related anxiety and increasing exercise tolerance. Investigators hope that compared to a no-music control condition, that under a music condition participants with COPD will (a) demonstrate increased self-paced walk distance and enjoyment; (b) have less dyspnea intensity, (c) experience less dyspnea anxiety; (d) have less fatigue and state anxiety; and (e) higher maximum heart rate. The upbeat music with a tempo of 90 - 100 bpm (an average-to-moderate walking tempo) is expected to have distractive and performance enhancing effects in order to increase tolerance to dyspnea and exercise. The long-term goal of this study is to increase physical activity in adults with COPD and RLD by promoting dyspnea and fatigue management through use of distractive auditory stimuli in the form of music.
Post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs) have a major impact on patients and healthcare expenses. The goal of perioperative respiratory therapy is to improve airway clearance, increase lung volume, and mitigate atelectasis. Incentive spirometers (IS) are ubiquitously used to prevent atelectasis and PPCs—implementation of which requires substantial provider time and healthcare expenses. However, meta-analyses have demonstrated that the effectiveness of ISs is unclear due to poor patient compliance in past studies. The goal of this investigation is evaluate the effectiveness of IS on post-operative clinical outcomes. The aims of this investigation are to evaluate 1) if IS use compliance can be improved by adding a use-recording patient reminder alarm, and 2) the clinical outcomes of the more compliant IS users vs. the less-compliant IS users.
Acute dyspnea after use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a common phenomenon in patients with COPD and emphysema. This trial aims to document incidence and severity of augmented dyspnea in patients with long term NIV therapy. These findings may help in understanding the pathomechanisms that lead to post-NIV dyspnea and thus give way to potential therapy schemes.
Dyspnea and chest pain represent 1.5% of general practice consultations. They may be a sign of many diseases, potentially serious. The concept of Gut Feelings brings a sense of alarm and reinsurance. The sense of alarm reflects a sense of mistrust about the patient's clinical situation, in the absence of objective argument. The sense of reinsurance reflects a sense of confidence about the patient's situation, in the absence of objective argument. Gut Feelings plays a key role in the diagnostic reasoning in general practice. A questionnaire measuring the Gut Feelings was validated in French after a linguistic validation procedure.
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare high-flow oxygen, low-flow oxygen, high-flow air, and low-flow air in helping to decrease shortness of breath in cancer patients. Researchers also want to learn if these therapies can help to improve lung function and quality of life.
This study evaluates the effect of inhaled furosemide on different types of breathlessness relief in healthy volunteers. Each volunteer inhaled mists of either furosemide or a control substance on 3 occasions per day on 2 separate days. On one day they performed one breathlessness test which creates an 'urge to breathe' known as air hunger (AH) and the other day they performed a breathlessness test which increases the sense of work/effort (WE) of breathing. The study is double blinded so neither the volunteer or the research knows which mist is being inhaled.
To evaluate the use of Incentive Spirometry in Non-critically Ill Hospitalized Patients With Shortness of Breath.
Prospective observational clinical study to verify an algorithm used to predict cardiopulmonary events in patients presenting to the emergency department.
The purpose of the proposed research is to examine whether incorporating point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) early in diagnostic work-up of cardiopulmonary complaints will affect diagnosis, time to condition-specific intervention, and ultimately patient outcomes compared to usual care.
The primary objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of tiotropium + olodaterol fixed dose combination (FDC) compared to tiotropium monotherapy on the intensity of breathlessness during the 3min constant speed shuttle test (CSST). A secondary objective is to explore the relationship between reductions in breathlessness during the 3min CSST and reductions in breathlessness during activities of everyday living as measured by the dyspnea domain of the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) following bronchodilator therapy.