Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Impact of Diaphragmatic Breathing Coaching on Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Reproducibility and Organ Protection

United States40 participantsStarted 2025-01-08

Plain-language summary

To learn if coaching participants on diaphragmatic breathing will help participants to take larger, more reproducible breaths and feel less anxiety about their treatments.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 * Left sided breast cancer planned for whole breast radiation or any breast cancer requiring treatment of the regional nodes * Treatment planned at the MDACC Mays Breast Radiation Oncology clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Underlying lung issues that may limit ability to achieve ideal breath hold (COPD on oxygen, etc) * Active pregnancy

What they're measuring

Safety and Adverse Events

Timeframe: Through study completion; an average of 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06747533

SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-12-31

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