Hopkinson 2009.
| Trial name or title | Effect of singing lessons on breathlessness in patients with COPD |
| Methods | Randomised controlled single blind trial, a 6‐week course of singing lessons (1 hour/lesson) twice weekly |
| Participants | Adults with COPD (N=64) |
| Interventions | Singing versus no singing with standard care only |
| Outcomes | Single breath counting, breath hold time, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), Transition Dyspnoea Index, SF‐36® Health Survey, Shuttle walking test (SWT) |
| Starting date | January 2009 |
| Contact information | Lead Investigator Dr Nicholas Hopkinson Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, U.K. |
| Notes | Not clear whether participants with COPD have also diagnosed with Bronchiectasis. http://www.controlled‐trials.com/ISRCTN17544114/ |