Simple breathing device may help lower blood pressure in obesity
NCT ID NCT05459636
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using a handheld breathing trainer for a few minutes each day can lower blood pressure in adults with obesity. Researchers will compare high-resistance versus very-low-resistance breathing exercises over eight weeks. The goal is to find a time-efficient way to improve heart and lung health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- inspiratory muscle strength training device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help manage blood pressure in people with obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 44 people. It may not show a meaningful effect, and results may not apply to everyone with obesity.
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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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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- 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 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: \- Body mass index 30 - 40 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Not weight stable (\<5% change in body mass over the past six months) * Overt cardiovascular, neurological, renal, liver, and/or metabolic illness (e.g., diabetes mellitus) * Current, or history of uncontrolled, Stage 2 hypertension (blood pressure \>140 / 90 mmHg; anti-hypertensive medications are permitted) * Diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea * Previous bariatric surgery * Diagnosis or signs (e.g., values below the lower limit of normal) of overt airway disease(s) * Current or recent (regular use within the past 6 months) use of tobacco or nicotine products (e.g., cigarettes, vaping) * Pregnant (self-reported and confirmed via urine pregnancy test), lactating (self-reported), or post-menopausal (self-reported) females * Prisoners * Per the POWERbreathe® company: * Patients who have undergone recent abdominal surgery and those with abdominal hernia. * Asthma patients who have a very low symptom perception and suffer from frequent, severe exacerbations or with an abnormally low perception of dyspnea. * If a patient is suffering from a ruptured eardrum or any other condition of the ear. * Patients with marked elevated left ventricular end-diastolic volume and pressure. * Patients with worsening heart failure signs and symptoms after training. * If an individual is suffering from a cold, sinusitis or respiratory tract infection, it is advised that they do not use the POWERbreathe device.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, United States
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