Could a virtual breathing class ease Asthma's daily toll?
NCT ID NCT07752836
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a 12-week virtual breathing training program can improve quality of life in adults with asthma that is not fully controlled by medication. Participants are randomly assigned to either the online breathing program or usual care. The program includes weekly live group sessions with a physiotherapist and daily home exercises using a simple breathing device. The study measures changes in asthma-related quality of life, symptom control, and stress, and also checks if the online format is practical and acceptable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A 12-week virtual breathing training program delivered by physiotherapists via weekly live video sessions and daily home exercises, including use of a breathing training device.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer an accessible, low-cost, non-drug way to improve quality of life and symptom control for many adults with asthma.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and the program's success depends on participants sticking with daily practice. Benefits may vary, and it is not a replacement for standard asthma medication.
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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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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: * Adults aged ≥18 years * Asthma bronchiale * Partly controlled or uncontrolled asthma according to GINA 2025 criteria * Access to internet and compatible smartphone for digital intervention and data collection Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically relevant nasal obstruction (e.g., severe septal deviation, nasal polyps) affecting nasal breathing * Current regular use of structured breathing therapy or breathing training devices * Participation in another interventional clinical trial that may interfere with outcomes * Severe comorbid conditions limiting participation in mild physical or breathing exercise (e.g., unstable cardiovascular disease) * Lack of willingness or ability to use required digital tools (video platform, wearable device, smartphone app)
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