Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 831-838 , May 2010

Does the Use of a Handheld Fan Improve Chronic Dyspnea? A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial

  • Sarah Galbraith, BM

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Service, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sarah Galbraith, BM, Palliative Care Service, Box 63, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom.
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  • Petrea Fagan, Grad Dip Phys MCSP

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Service, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  • Paul Perkins, MA (Hons) (Cantab) MB BCh, MA (Ethics and Law)

      Affiliations

    • Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leckhampton, United Kingdom
    • Sue Ryder Care Leckhampton Court Hospice, Leckhampton, United Kingdom
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  • Andrew Lynch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Computational Biology Group, Cambridge Research Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    • Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  • Sara Booth, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Service, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom

,Accepted 28 September 2009.

 Dr. Lynch was supported by Cancer Research UK (CUK) grant number C14303/A8646. Dr. Booth was partially supported by a SuPAC personal award and Cicely Saunders International during the period of the study. There were no conflicts of interest.

 Clinical Trials Registration: ISRCTN44193804.

PII: S0885-3924(10)00160-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.09.024

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 831-838 , May 2010

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