Breathing new life: rehab program aims to ease lingering symptoms after blood clots in lungs

NCT ID NCT05015153

First seen Jun 19, 2026 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a 3-month pulmonary rehabilitation program (20 sessions of exercise and education) can improve quality of life and reduce breathlessness in people who have had a pulmonary embolism. Researchers will enroll 112 adults who still have symptoms at least 3 months after starting blood thinners. The goal is to see if this approach, already used for other lung diseases, can help patients feel better and breathe easier.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • CHBS Lorient

    RECRUITING

    Lorient, 56100, France

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  • CHU Angers

    RECRUITING

    Angers, 49100, France

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  • CHU Brest

    RECRUITING

    Brest, France, 29609, France

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  • CHU Saint-Etienne

    RECRUITING

    Saint-Etienne, 42055, France

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  • CHU de Grenoble

    RECRUITING

    Grenoble, 38048, France

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  • Hegp (Ap-Hp)

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    Paris, 75015, France

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

pulmonary rehabilitation (exercise and education program)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could establish pulmonary rehabilitation as a standard treatment to improve quality of life and reduce breathlessness after a pulmonary embolism.

What could go wrong

This is a relatively small, early-stage trial with 112 participants. The benefits seen in previous small studies may not hold up, and the program requires significant time commitment from patients.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Dyspnea Pulmonary Embolism

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.