Plain-English translation of NCT05939999 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether elastic tape, applied to your chest during rehabilitation sessions, can help improve breathing and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Half of the participants will receive the special elastic tape during their exercises, while the other half will receive regular tape as a comparison. The goal is to see whether the elastic tape makes a real difference in how well patients do with their breathing and physical activity.
People with COPD struggle with breathing and physical activity, and doctors are looking for simple, low-cost ways to help them improve. This treatment may help support the chest muscles and make it easier to breathe during exercise, but researchers need to test whether it actually works.
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You will visit the clinic twice in the first week for breathing tests, questionnaires about your symptoms and mood, and to wear a monitor that tracks your activity for 7 days. Then you'll start an 8-week breathing rehabilitation program (twice per week), where either elastic tape or regular tape will be applied to your chest at the start of each session and removed at the end. At the end of 8 weeks, you'll repeat all the initial breathing tests and questionnaires to see if the tape made a difference.
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