NCT06880783

Manual Diaphragmatic Release Technique on Exercise Capacity and Sleep Quality

Effect of Manual Diaphragmatic Release Technique on Exercise Capacity and Sleep Quality in Older Adults With Type II Diabetes: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Beni-Suef University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To investigate if there is a significant effect of manual diaphragmatic release technique on exercise capacity, sleep quality, chest expansion, ADL, fatigue and quality of life in older adults with type II diabetes.

Detailed description

Participants, including both genders, will have a history of Diabetes Type II for more than one year. They will be well controlled with HbA1c≤7. Patients will be aged from 55 years and above and had a body mass index less than 30 kg/m². Patients will follow up on the training program and instructions. They will be medically stable.

Conditions

• Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	manual diaphragm release technique	The participant should be supine with relaxed limbs, and the therapist should position themselves at the head, making manual contact with the pisiform, hypothenar region, and fingers. The therapist should gently pull the contact towards the head, deepen it during exhalation, and gradually increase the depth.
OTHER	deep breathing exercises	Participants in a crook laying position are instructed to inhale through the nose, lift the abdomen, and let out through the mouth, breathing six breaths per minute for 30 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-30
• Primary completion: 2026-06-01
• Completion: 2026-10-01
• First posted: 2025-03-18
• Last updated: 2025-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt