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Can simple breathing techniques ease COPD symptoms?

NCT ID NCT07506317

Symptom relief Sponsor: Riphah International University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested two breathing techniques—Wim Hof method and box breathing—in 60 people with mild COPD. The goal was to see if these exercises could reduce anxiety and breathlessness and improve lung function. Participants practiced one of the two techniques, and researchers measured changes in peak flow, lung volume, anxiety scores, and breathlessness ratings.

What this could mean

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Active substance
breathing techniques (Wim Hof method and box breathing)
What this could lead to
If effective, these breathing exercises could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease anxiety and breathlessness in people with mild COPD.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 60 participants. The results may not apply to all COPD patients, and the techniques may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2025

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

35 to 50 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female patients * Age 35 and 50 years * Patients diagnosed with mild COPD with and FEV1 80%-85% of predicted. * Participants should have physical and cognitive ability to perform and understand exercises. * Participants who quit smoking over 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * History of other respiratory conditions (asthma, interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis) excluded. * Patients of cardiovascular conditions were not included. * Neurological or psychiatric and cognitive disorders excluded. * Recent history of COPD hospitalization. * Participants formally engage in pulmonary rehabilitation programs in last 6 months.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD, severe early onset

As listed by the trial registrant

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

COPD

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bahawal Victoria Hospital BVH Bahawalpur

    Chak Four Hundred Fifty-four, Punjab Province, 63100, Pakistan

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