Gaming your way to better breathing: new trial tests video game exercises for ACOS

NCT ID NCT07185178

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Istinye University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether playing breathing-based video games can improve dysfunctional breathing in adults aged 40-80 with Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS). Forty participants will do video game breathing exercises twice a week for 8 weeks. The goal is to see if this fun approach can improve breathing patterns and posture better than standard care.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: video game-based breathing exercises
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a more engaging way to improve breathing patterns and quality of life for people with ACOS.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is non-drug and effects may be modest.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ASTHMA-COPD OVERLAP SYNDROME PULMONARY REHABILITATION VIDEO GAMES

Contacts and locations

Locations

Kocaeli University Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITING

Kocaeli, Izmit, 41000, Turkey (Türkiye)

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