Breathing Control as a treatment for Non-Epileptic Seizures

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Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/2000376

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Funded Activity Summary

Non-epileptic Seizures (NES) are fits that look like epilepsy but are not, and are instead thought to be a psychological response to problems. Treating them psychologically is difficult, however, and doesn't usually work. We have discovered that patients' fits involve hyperventilation, like a panic attack, and can be stopped by teaching them to control their breathing in a similar way. In this study we aim to prove this, by completing a trial of breath control training in NES.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2021

End Date: End date not available

Funding Scheme: Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants

Funding Amount: $1,740,186.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

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Other Keywords

clinical trial | control of breathing | physiotherapy management | somatoform disorders

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