Effect of Prone Positioning in Patients With COVID-19

NCT04710771 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 138-2020
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

COVID-19 is affecting the people around the world and the infected individuals' may either stay asymptomatic or present to hospitals with severe distress and life threatening symptoms. The objective of the study is to investigate role of Prone positioning and alternate nostril breathing in patients with Covid-19.

Conditions

Covid19

Keywords

Covid-19; General Anxiety Disorder-7; Prone Position; Alternate Nostril Breathing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• PaO2

  partial pressure of oxygen.

  Change in score before the intervention on 1st day of intervention and on 3rd day one hour after the intervention.

• FiO2

  Fractional concentration of oxygen in inspired air \[FiO2\])

  Change in score before the intervention on 1st day of intervention and on 3rd day one hour after the intervention.

• General Anxiety Disorder-7 Score

  general anxiety disorder-7 score ranges from 0-21, out of which 0-4 means minimal anxiety, 5-9 stands for mild anxiety, 10-14 for moderate and 15-21 for severe anxiety.

  Change in score before the intervention on 1st day of intervention and on 3rd day one hour after the intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Group-A

EXPERIMENTAL

Patient performed prone lying position for three hours.

Other: Prone Lying Position

Group-B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

along with Prone lying position, patients also performed alternate nostril breathing for ten minutes.

Other: Prone Lying Position; Other: alternate nostril breathing

Interventions

Prone Lying Position OTHER

patient lies on his/ her stomach facing floor.

Also known as: Positioning

Group-A; Group-B

alternate nostril breathing OTHER

patient inspires with one nostril at a time, right or left one by one and expires by mouth.

Also known as: breathing technique

Group-B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age: 40-80 Gender: Both GCS score:15

You may not qualify if:

• COPD Intubated ARDS Smoker Neurological Disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sialkott College of Physical Therapy: lead

Study Sites (1)

DHQ Hospital

Faisalabad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Patient Positioning

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Care; Therapeutics; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Sahreen Anwar, PhD

  Independent Medical College, Faisalabad

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 9, 2021
• First Posted: January 15, 2021
• Study Start: November 23, 2020
• Primary Completion: January 15, 2021
• Study Completion: January 29, 2021
• Last Updated: May 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)