NCT06518759

Effect of Glossopharyngeal Versus Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Pulmonary Function After Decortication Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 40 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will be conducted to compare between the effect of glossopharyngeal and diaphragmatic breathing exercises on pulmonary functions after decortication surgery

Detailed description

Lung decortication is a well-known procedure for the treatment of empyema. Persistent lung collapse and non-expansion of the lung parenchyma are frequently noticed in the postoperative period after decortications, chest physiotherapy plays a crucial role in the re-expansion of underlying parenchyma. There is an increased flow of patients after decortication surgery to hospitals who suffer from decreased lung volumes so the hospitalization period for them increases which puts an economical burden on health insurance services with a decreased level of quality of life that is the most concern to improve patient status and relieve this burden. So this study aims to improve patient's lung volumes and arterial blood gas parameters which improves patient status through two various forms of breathing exercises.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	traditional chest techniques	patients will receive traditional chest techniques in the form of percussion and vibration, 2 times per day, 3 sets 5 repetitions per each set for 20 minutes, 3 times per week for 2 weeks
OTHER	Glossopharyngeal breathing exercise	patients will receive Glossopharyngeal breathing exercise, 2 times per day, 3 sets 5 repetitions per each set for 20 minutes, 3 times per week for 2 weeks.
OTHER	Diaphragmatic breathing exercise	patients will receive diaphragmatic breathing exercise, 2 times per day, 3 sets 5 repetitions per each set for 20 minutes, 3 times per week for 2 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-07-30
• Primary completion: 2025-03-15
• Completion: 2025-03-31
• First posted: 2024-07-24
• Last updated: 2025-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt