NCT03295201

Clinical Effects of Exercise Program Added to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Marmara University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of postural exercise program added to pulmonary rehabilitation program on quality of life, exercise tolerance and postural stability in children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Detailed description

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive, multisystem involvement disease. The most important cause of mortality in CF is pulmonary complications. Prevention of pulmonary complications is only possible with pulmonary rehabilitation. Pulmonary rehabilitation methods used in CF are called airway cleaning techniques that include postural drainage, breathing techniques and use of devices. These techniques have not been proven to be superior to each other. Active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT) is one of the breathing techniques used to remove secretions from the lungs. Pulmonary disease progression in CF causes postural impairment and decrease of exercise tolerance, which can reduce effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of postural exercise program added to pulmonary rehabilitation program on quality of life, exercise tolerance and postural stability in children with CF.

Conditions

• Cystic Fibrosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT)	ACBT involves three phases (Breathing control, chest expansion exercise, and huff coughing). These phases will apply with a sequence to remove secretion. ACBT will apply 1 per a week for 6 weeks.
OTHER	Postural Exercise	Postural exercise program will include thoracic vertebra mobilization, pectoral stretching, scapula and thoracic extensors strengthening and core stability exercises. Postural exercise program will apply 1 per a week for 6 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-05
• Primary completion: 2017-10-23
• Completion: 2017-11-24
• First posted: 2017-09-27
• Last updated: 2018-10-26
• Results posted: 2018-10-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)