NCT06844994

Effects of Manual Diaphragmatic Technique Versus Lateral Coastal Breathing Exercises Among COPD Patients.

Comparative Effects of Manual Diaphargmatic Technique Versus Lateral Coastal Breathing Exercise on Dyspnea, Chest Expansion and Functional Capacity Among COPD Patients.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 58 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common, preventable as well treatable disorder, which is also one of the main reasons of high mortality and morbidity characterized by irreversible airflow limitation and has respiratory system involved. The aim of this study is to evaluate the comparative effects of manual diaphragmatic technique and lateral coastal breathing on COPD patients, that these exercises will have beneficial effects or not on COPD patients. Manual diaphragmatic technique and lateral coastal breathing will increase the functional capacity and relieve the symptoms dyspnea, enhance the chest wall expansion.

Detailed description

This study will be a randomized clinical trial to determine the effects of both techniques on COPD patients and disease severity in patients who falls into the inclusion criteria, who are willing to participate, patients with age limit between 45 to 65 years, GOLD stage II, and patients will be excluded who have cardiac disease, abdominal or thoracic surgeries and in critical condition by taking sample of patients through non probability convenient sampling and randomly allocating them to two groups A and B out of which A will receive manual diaphragmatic techniques, B will receive lateral coastal breathing exercise up to the duration of 2 times a day, 3 days per week for up to 3 weeks. Pre and post exercise outcomes will be assessed. The data will be analyzed through SPSS 26

Conditions

• COPD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual Diaphragmatic Technique	The intervention will be given 3 days per week for up to 6 weeks starting assessment with modified Borg scale questionnaire will be asked from the patient to evaluate the patient's dyspnea level. The patient at first will be asked to do 5-6 diaphragmatic breathing in upright position and then will be asked to breathe with the breather device after complete inhalation the patient will blow hard in the device. The patient will be asked to inhale and then hold for 2-3 second and breathe out through the device with the 3 sets with each set including 8 repetitions same cycle with relaxed diaphragmatic breathing between each set
OTHER	Lateral Coastal Breathing	The group B will be the lateral coastal breathing that will be given 2 times a day, 3 days per week for up to 6 weeks. The patient will be asked by practitioner to perform 4 to 5 times lateral coastal breathing in suitable sitting or lying position

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-26
• Primary completion: 2024-12-30
• Completion: 2025-01-15
• First posted: 2025-02-25
• Last updated: 2025-02-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan