Simple breathing workout may boost heart health
NCT ID NCT05632614
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a breathing muscle training device could improve blood flow in the hearts of people with coronary artery disease. Forty participants used the device daily for six weeks. Researchers compared high-intensity versus low-intensity training to see if it increased coronary blood flow.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- POWERbreathe KHP2 inspiratory muscle training device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve heart blood flow in people with coronary artery disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the breathing exercises might not improve blood flow as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: 1. ≥18 years of age; 2. Patients referred to PET at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute; 3. able to perform a respiratory exercise testing; and, 4. Patients with clinical stability, including no change in medications for the past one month. Exclusion criteria: 1. unstable angina or established diagnosis of severe valvular heart disease, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 2. unable to follow training/breathing instructions; 3. unable to return for follow-up visit; 4. presence of any major non-cardiac problem that would adversely affect survival during the study in the opinion of the investigator; or, 5. unable to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 1J7, Canada
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