Physiotherapy breathing retraining for asthma: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite effective pharmacotherapy, asthma continues to impair quality of life for most patients. Non-pharmacological approaches, including breathing retraining, are therefore of great interest to patients. However, clinicians rarely advocate breathing retraining and access to this intervention is restricted for most patients due to the limited availability of suitable physiotherapists and poor integration of breathing retraining into standard care. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a digital self-guided breathing retraining intervention.

Methods

In this randomised controlled trial, we recruited patients from 34 general practices in the UK. Eligibility criteria for patients with asthma were broad, comprising a physician diagnosis of asthma, age of 16-70 years

SUBMITTER: Bruton A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5757422 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature