Status:
COMPLETED
Breathing Room Intervention to Achieve Better Lung Health in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Conditions:
Breathing
Aging
Eligibility:
All Genders
45+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This proposed study will evaluate whether a novel nonpharmacological intervention, Breathing Room, can improve lung function in the target population of older adults. Therefore, the primary aim of thi...
Detailed Description
Restrictive ventilatory patterns (RVPs) contribute to two prevalent problems in older adults: 1) the development of pneumonia and other lower respiratory infections; and 2) declining endurance for phy...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- able to understand English
- baseline oxygen saturation level is above 85%
- spirometry-confirmed restrictive ventilatory pattern (forced vital capacity \< 80% predicted, forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity ≥ 0.70
Exclusion
- have lung disease classified as restrictive or obstructive
- have unstable angina/myocardial infarction, eye or lung surgery within the previous 8 weeks or aneurysm
- have had major orthopedic surgery in the last 12 weeks
- have been told they have heart failure, take a diuretic "water pill" and have been told to restrict their salt and fluid intake (symptoms that coincide with Stage C of heart failure based on the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association classification system
- score in the severely impaired range on the Short Orientation Memory Concentration Test
- history of spontaneous pneumothorax
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 22 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 29 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05330780
Start Date
February 22 2022
End Date
November 29 2023
Last Update
December 1 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Ovation Communities (Jewish Home/Chai Point)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53202