Active Cycle Of Breathing Technique Verses Breathing Exercises In Post ICU COVID-19 Patients

NCT05491876 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR & AHS/22/0333
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The experiment was randomized and controlled. To create groups A and B,48 individuals were selected by sample selection criteria. Evaluation of oxygen saturation and pulmonary function tests were taken using a pulse oximeter and spirometer. Group A got chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT whereas Group B got chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises. The treatment took 15-30 minutes and consisted of one session per day, treatment was given 6 days a week for up to 2 weeks and examined by using SPSS 22.

Conditions

Post Covid-19 Patients

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• SPIROMETRY

  Spirometry is a simple test used to help diagnose and monitor certain lung conditions by measuring how much air you can breathe out in one forced breath. In a spirometry test, while you are sitting, you breathe into a mouthpiece that is connected to an instrument called a spirometer. The spirometer records the amount and the rate of air that you breathe in and out over a period of time. When standing, some numbers might be slightly different.

  4 weeks

• PULSE OXIMETRY

  pulse oximetry is a painless, noninvasive method of measuring the saturation of oxygen in a person's blood. Oxygen saturation is a crucial measure of how well the lungs are working. When we breathe in air, our lungs transmit oxygen into tiny blood vessels called capillaries. A normal pulse oximeter reading for your oxygen saturation level is between 95% and 100%. If you have a lung disease such as COPD or pneumonia, your normal oxygen saturation level may be lower.

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A will recieve chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT.

Other: Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT

Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Group B will receive chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises.

Other: Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises

Interventions

Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT OTHER

Group A got chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT

Also known as: ACTIVE CYCLE OF BREATHING TECHNIQUE (ACBT)

Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT

Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises OTHER

Group B got chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises.

Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adult population
• Age limit 18 -50
• All patients positive with confirmed COVID-19 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and chest computed tomography scan (CT-scan)

You may not qualify if:

• The patient cannot take part in the trial if they have any kind of muscular-skeletal issue.
• COVID-19-related intubation history
• A clear clinical mental or cognitive disability of any kind.
• Patient on ventilator

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jinnah Hospital Lahore

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Gastaldi AC, Paredi P, Talwar A, Meah S, Barnes PJ, Usmani OS. Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure on Respiratory Resistance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With a Small Amount of Secretion: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Oct;94(42):e1845. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001845.

  PMID: 26496331 BACKGROUND

• van Mourik Y, Rutten FH, Bertens LCM, Cramer MJM, Lammers JJ, Gohar A, Reitsma JB, Moons KGM, Hoes AW. Clinical research study implementation of case-finding strategies for heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the elderly with reduced exercise tolerance or dyspnea: A cluster randomized trial. Am Heart J. 2020 Feb;220:73-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.08.021. Epub 2019 Sep 1.

  PMID: 31790904 BACKGROUND

• Gephine S, Mucci P, Grosbois JM, Maltais F, Saey D. Physical Frailty in COPD Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2021 May 17;16:1381-1392. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S295885. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34045852 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Breathing Exercises

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Sidra Faisal, MS.CPPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: This evidence supports current study that the use of ACBT exercises with Breathing exercises is helpful to improve respiratory performance. single blinded study only participant blind
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The study came to the conclusion that both techniques, breathing exercises with and without ACBT were beneficial in raising PaO2, FEV1, FVC, and the FEV1/FVC ratio as well as oxygen saturation. However, based on their mean differences, ACBT with breathing exercises was more beneficial in terms of the indicated end measures.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2022
• First Posted: August 8, 2022
• Study Start: September 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 10, 2022
• Study Completion: July 20, 2022
• Last Updated: June 13, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)