Effect of Breathing Exercises and Upper Limb Endurance Exercises in Pregnant Women Presented With Physiological Dyspnea

NCT05710003 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: breathing exercises pregnancy
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effects of breathing exercises and upper limb endurance exercises in pregnant women presented with physiological dyspnea

Conditions

Pregnancy Related; Dyspnea

Keywords

dyspnea; breathing exercises; pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Modified dyspnea Borg scale

  Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale is most commonly used to assess symptoms of breathlessness. It has a range from 0 to 10 (with 0 being no exertion and 10 being maximum effort).

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC)

  4 weeks

• London chest activity of Daily Living questionnaire (LCADL)

  4 weeks

Interventions

breathing exercises BEHAVIORAL

A-breathing exercises: 20 times per hour. While setting down, deep breathing is taken from the nose while mouth is closed, breath holding for at least ten seconds, then slow maximal exhalation for at least 10 seconds. B-Upper Limb Endurance Exercises (low weight and high repetition) : Study participants will be educated to perform upper limb exercises every 4 hours. Three exercises will be repeated 10×3 times with 1 minute rest in between. Breathing exercise and upper limb endurance exercises is explained in the reminder in details

Also known as: upper limb endurance exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may not qualify if:

• Non physiological causes of dyspnea in pregnancy
• Cardiac: arrhythmia, constrictive pericarditis , pericardial effusion , coronary heart disease , congestive heart failure , intracardiac shunt , cardiomyopathy , valvular heart disease.
• Chest wall, pleura, lungs: bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis ,bronchiolitis ,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary emphysema, interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis ,lung tumor narrowing or compressing the airways , pleural effusion , pulmonary right-to-left shunt , pulmonary hypertension ,elevated hemi diaphragm, phrenic nerve palsy, kyphoscoliosis
• CNS and neuromuscular: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , mitochondrial disease polymyositis/ dermatomyositis
• Metabolic: renal failure , thyroid disease
• Head and neck : laryngeal tumor ,vocal cord paralysis , vocal cord dysfunction , tumor compressing the upper airways , tracheal stenosis , goiter
• Others: anemia , anxiety disorder, panic attacks, , ascites , obesity, abdominal wall hernia
• Refusal to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Entsar Hsanen: lead

Related Publications (3)

• Lee SY, Chien DK, Huang CH, Shih SC, Lee WC, Chang WH. Dyspnea in pregnancy. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Aug;56(4):432-436. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2017.04.035.

  PMID: 28805596 BACKGROUND

• Hegewald MJ, Crapo RO. Respiratory physiology in pregnancy. Clin Chest Med. 2011 Mar;32(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.11.001.

  PMID: 21277444 BACKGROUND

• Melzer K, Schutz Y, Boulvain M, Kayser B. Physical activity and pregnancy: cardiovascular adaptations, recommendations and pregnancy outcomes. Sports Med. 2010 Jun 1;40(6):493-507. doi: 10.2165/11532290-000000000-00000.

  PMID: 20524714 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dyspnea

Interventions

Breathing Exercises

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiration Disorders; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Central Study Contacts

Entsar Hsanen, university lecturer

CONTACT

01019968106; entsar.hsanen@aun.edu.eg

Mohammed Gamal, university lecturer

CONTACT

01026600071; dr.mga2011@aun.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: single group pf patients and follow up effect of breathing exercises and upper limb exercises in perceived dyspnea and quality of life(fatigue scores)
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: doctor

Model Details: This study will include pregnant ladies presented to respiratory outpatient clinic with physiological dyspnea at the third trimester of pregnancy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2023
• First Posted: February 2, 2023
• Study Start: February 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2023
• Study Completion: December 1, 2023
• Last Updated: February 2, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-01