Tokyo, May 23 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061665) titled 'Breathing technique interventions alone for dyspnea in adult patients with chronic lung disease: a scoping review' on May 22.

Study Type: Others,meta-analysis etc

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Mie University

Condition: Condition - Chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This scoping review aims to map the existing literature on breathing technique interventions alone for dyspnea in adult patients with chronic lung disease. The review will summarize the populations, target diseases, intervention characteristics, intervention duration, settings, study designs, dyspnea-related outcomes, and reported findings. Eligible breathing techniques include pursed-lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing, deep breathing exercises, breathing control, mindful breathing, and other interventions primarily based on breathing techniques. This review will identify the characteristics of existing studies and evidence gaps to inform future research. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Population

Studies involving adult patients with chronic lung disease will be included. Eligible diseases include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary fibrosis. Participants must be aged 18 years or older.

2. Concept: Intervention

This review will include breathing technique interventions alone that aim to relieve dyspnea.

Eligible interventions include, but are not limited to:

pursed-lip breathing diaphragmatic breathing abdominal breathing deep breathing exercises breathing control mindful breathing other interventions primarily based on breathing techniques

There will be no restrictions on intervention duration. Single-session, short-term, and long-term interventions will all be included.

Studies in which breathing techniques are provided in addition to usual care will also be included.

3. Context

There will be no restrictions on the setting.

Studies conducted in hospitals, outpatient clinics, home settings, rehabilitation facilities, community settings, or other settings will be included.

4. Study Design

Intervention studies will be included.

Eligible study designs include:

randomized controlled trials crossover trials quasi-experimental studies pre-post studies single-arm intervention studies 5. Outcomes

Studies that include an assessment of dyspnea will be included.

Eligible outcome measures include, but are not limited to:

Borg scale modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (mMRC) Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Baseline Dyspnea Index/Transition Dyspnea Index (BDI/TDI) University of California, San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (UCSD SOBQ)

Quality-of-life measures will also be included if they contain dyspnea-related items or subscales.

6. Language and Publication Type

Original articles published in English or Japanese will be included. Key exclusion criteria - 1. Ineligible diseases or populations Studies targeting patients with acute respiratory failure, postoperative patients, patients receiving mechanical ventilation, or healthy participants only will be excluded. 2. Studies targeting diseases other than chronic lung disease Studies primarily targeting diseases other than chronic lung disease will be excluded. Studies targeting patients with cancer will also be excluded. 3. Studies in which the intervention is not a breathing technique alone Studies evaluating multicomponent interventions that combine breathing techniques with other components will be excluded. Examples include interventions combined with exercise therapy, muscle strengthening, inspiratory muscle training, yoga as a whole program, tai chi, singing, psychological therapy, educational programs, inhaler instruction, or telerehabilitation. However, studies in which breathing techniques are provided in addition to usual care will be included. 4. Studies without dyspnea-related outcomes Studies that do not assess dyspnea-related outcomes will be excluded. For example, studies evaluating only pulmonary function, SpO2, exercise tolerance, or respiratory muscle activity without assessing dyspnea will be excluded. 5. Ineligible study designs or publication types Reviews, protocols, case reports, case series, qualitative studies, observational studies, cross-sectional studies, commentaries, and conference abstracts without full-text articles will be excluded.

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 05 Month 22 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 05 Month 15 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 05 Month 22 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070555

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