Simple breathing exercises could ease asthma symptoms
NCT ID NCT05531370
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a breathing retraining program can improve quality of life for 300 adults with uncontrolled asthma in Denmark. Participants will learn specific breathing techniques alongside their usual asthma care. The goal is to see if this approach is practical for clinics and helpful for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- breathing retraining (breathing exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help people with asthma feel better and have fewer symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a test of a new drug. The benefits may be modest, and results may not apply to all asthma patients.
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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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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Doctor diagnosed asthma; * Incompletely controlled asthma or worse: Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ5) score ≥0.8; * Residence (or asthma treatment program) in Region Zealand, Denmark; * Able to read and understand Danish or available assistance to help understand information material, intervention content and respond to questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling to participate; * Unable to participate in the intervention due to physical or mental condition.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Naestved Hospital
Næstved, Region Sjælland, 4700, Denmark
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