NCT06172946

Effect of Powerbreath Versus Transcutaneous Electrical Diaphragmatic Stimulation on The Severity of Copd

Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training Versus Transcutaneous Electrical Diaphragmatic Stimulation on The Severity of Copd

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 45 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and treatable disease characterized by progressive airflow limitation and tissue destruction. It is associated with structural lung changes due to chronic inflammation from prolonged exposure to noxious particles or gases most commonly cigarette smoke. POWERbreathe device (POWER-breathe International Ltd., Southam, Warwickshire, UK) is an inspiratory muscle training and this device has recently shown benefits on pulmonary function. Also, the POWER-breathe® device's effects on the strength of the diaphragm muscle and minimize muscle weakness and wasting in COPD patients. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is commonly used in physical therapy to increase muscle strength and promote muscle hypertrophy. NMES applied to respiratory rehabilitation is called transcutaneous electrical diaphragmatic stimulation (TEDS).

Detailed description

sixty Patients will be assigned randomly into two equal groups with pre and post treatment protocol application. Group A: Thirty patients will be treated by power breathe along with their prescribed medication. Group B: Thirty patients will be treated by Transcutaneous electrical Diaphragmatic Stimulation (TEDS) along with their prescribed medication.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	powerbreath	Previous studies have confirmed the efficacy of implementing IMT as part of a RR program in a certain profile of patients with COPD, showing improvements in maximum inspiratory pressure, perception of well-being, and other respiratory diseases, and dyspnea during exercise. (Gandullo et al., 2022)
DEVICE	TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL DIAPHRAGMATIC STIMULATION	Transcutaneous electrical diaphragmatic stimulation (TEDS) has been used to improve respiratory muscle strength in patients with respiratory muscle weakness. A previous study reported that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) showed increased lung volume and oxygen saturation after a single session of TEDS. (Hsin et al., 2022)

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-12
• Primary completion: 2024-03-25
• Completion: 2025-01-01
• First posted: 2023-12-15
• Last updated: 2025-02-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study