NCT06062862

Effect of Breather on Hospital Stay in Patients With Acquired Pneumonia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Acquired pneumonia is a sever medical condition that addressed as life-threatening issue require intensive care. Medical Breather device permits activating and strengthening of both inspiratory and expiratory musculatures; thus, it could be useful for pneumatic patients. The aim of the study is to investigate breather effect on hospital stay in pneumatic patients.

Detailed description

Sixty participants diagnosed with acquired pneumonia '30 women, 30 men; selected from chest department of Kasr Alaini Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Cairo University. They were randomly allocated into equal groups; Group A received respiratory training via incentive spirometer, and traditional chest physiotherapy; and Group B received respiratory training via Breather, and traditional chest physiotherapy. both received 3 session daily/2 weeks. Diaphragmatic excursion, Respiratory Distress Observation Scale, and ICU discharge were assessed pre and post treatment. Careful recruitment of participants based on the study criteria by both ICU resident and PT consultant. Identified inclusive criteria include conscious both genders aged 30- 40 years old with BMI ranged from 25 to5 29.9 Kg/m2 had an acquired pneumonia with a mild hypoxemia (O2 saturation was 90 - 95%). Aware participants whom cooperated through accurate understand and perform instructions. Excluding patients through identified inclusive criteria that if they had a history of any malignant tumors, hearing impairment or mental disorder, auto-immune diseases, a history of any surgical transplantation, unstable hemodynamics, rib fracture, a history of neuromuscular disease, spinal injuries, or BMI \> 30 Kg/m2. Also, patients receiving mechanical ventilation, or whom require MV, but contraindicated for rehabilitation i.e., pulmonary emboli were excluded.

Conditions

• Pneumonia Hospital Acquired

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	The Incentive Spirometer	Tri-flow device flow-oriented incentive spirometer .
DEVICE	The breather respiratory muscle training device	The breather respiratory muscle training device which allows for adjustable levels of resistance using easy-to-read dials, which allows to adjust the device to the settings require

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-30
• Primary completion: 2022-10-30
• Completion: 2023-04-30
• First posted: 2023-10-02
• Last updated: 2023-10-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt