Effects of Singing in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the practice of singing for a long period of time on pulmonary function data, quality of life, and dyspnea sensation of patients with COPD in stable clinical conditions. As singing is a type of respiratory training, the study hypothesis is that singing would improve maximal respiratory pressures, dyspnea sensation, and overall quality of life of these patients.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
Other: Singing practice Other: Singing classes Other: Hand craft classes |
Phase 1 Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Effects of Singing on Dyspnea, Quality of Life and Pulmonary Function Parameters of COPD Patients in Stable Conditions. |
- Forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume, functional residual capacity, inspiratory capacity, maximal respiratory pressures [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- General quality of life score: SF-36 questionnaire.Specific quality of life score : Saint George's Questionnaire; Basal dyspnea index [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
| Enrollment: | 43 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2005 |
| Study Completion Date: | December 2007 |
| Primary Completion Date: | December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: 1 Singing Group
Patients who will receive singing classes
|
Other: Singing practice Other: Singing classes |
|
2 Control group
Patients who will attend hand craft classes
|
Other: Hand craft classes |
Detailed Description:
Thirty COPD patients in stable clinical conditions are going to be randomized in two groups: the first one is going to have singing classes for six months; the other one is going to have classes of general manual arts for a similar period of time. The patients of both groups are going to perform spirometry, measurements of maximal respiratory pressures and answer the health related quality of life questionnaires SF-36 and Saint George's before the beginning of practice and after 6 months.Both singing and manual arts practices are going to be administered one hour a week by specialized teachers.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years to 80 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of COPD according GOLD criteria
- Stable clinical conditions for the previous two months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe comorbidities other than COPD
- Hypoxemia with partial arterial oxygen pressure lower than 50 mmHg
- Incapacity to come to the research center in a weekly basis.
Contacts and Locations| Brazil | |
| Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto | |
| Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 14048-900 | |
| Principal Investigator: | José B Martinez, MD, PhD | University of Sao Paulo |
More Information
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Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00500526 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 4626/2004HCFMRP-USP |
| Study First Received: | July 11, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | June 27, 2008 |
| Health Authority: | Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research |
Keywords provided by University of Sao Paulo:
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COPD Pulmonary function Respiratory muscle Dyspnea Quality of life |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lung Diseases Respiration Disorders Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases, Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 13, 2013