"Effects of Balloon-blowing Exercises With Abdominal & Lumbar Core Muscle Activation Position Among Smokers"

NCT06671288 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: FUI/CTR/2024/27
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The principle function of the lungs is the facilitation of the gaseous exchange, commonly referred as respiratory or breathing. Cigarette smoking has detrimental effects on nearly every organ in the body, leading to a higher incidence of diseases and contributing to a gradual deterioration of the smoker's health.Cigarette smoking has detrimental effects on nearly every organ in the body, leading to a higher incidence of diseases and contributing to a gradual deterioration of the smoker's health. Cigarette smoking is linked to mild airway obstruction and a deceleration in the growth of lung function.Performing balloon-blowing exercises with abdominal and lumbar core muscles activation position leads to an improvement on pulmonary function and quality of life in smokers.

Conditions

Smoking

Keywords

dysnea; Cigarette smoking; spirometry; Quality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• FVC (forced vital capacity):

  FVC (forced vital capacity): The amount of air that can be maximum forcefully be exhaled after taking deep breath.

  4 weeks

• FEV1

  FEV1(Forced expiratory volume in 1 second): The volume of air that is forcefully exhaled in one second.

  4 weeks

• FEV1/FVC

  FEV1/FVC: The ratio of the forced expiratory volume in the first one second to the forced vital capacity of the lungs.

  4 weeks

• PEF (Peak expiratory flow)

  PEF( Peak expiratory flow): Measurement of the highest speed at which a individual can exhale air from their lungs after a full inhalation.

  4 Weeks

• Dyspnea

  Evaluation will be done using mMRC dyspnea scale (0-4). 0 I only get breathless with strenuous exercise 1. I get short of breath when hurrying on level ground or walking up a slight hill 2. On level ground, I walk slower than people of the same age because of breathlessness, or have to stop for breath when walking at my own pace 3. I stop for breath after walking about 100 yards \[91 meters\] or after a few minutes on level ground 4. I am too breathless to leave the house or I am breathless when dressing

  4 Weeks

• Quality of life of participant

  Quality of life questionnaire (SF-36) will be used to evaluate smokers QOLSF-36 Questionnaire (0-100). Each question carries equal weight the lower the score the more the disability. The higher the score the lesser the disability. 0: Maximum disability 100: No disability

  4 weeks

• Oxygen saturation

  Pulse oximeter will be used to measure oxygen saturation

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Interventional group

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in this group will receive balloon -blowing exercise with abdominal \& lumbar core muscle activation position Total 4 weeks protocol. Three sessions per week will be supervised by physical therapist.

Other: Balloon-blowing exercises with abdominal & lumbar core muscle activation position.

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients will receive diaphragmatic breathing exercises. Total 4 weeks protocol. Before and after 4 weeks pre and post interventional values will be taken.

Other: Diaphragmatic breathing exercise

Interventions

Balloon-blowing exercises with abdominal & lumbar core muscle activation position. OTHER

Patients in this group will recieve Balloon-blowing exercises with abdominal and lumbar core muscles activation position Total 4 weeks protocol will be followed in which 3 sessions per week will be supervised by physical therapist. FREQUENCY: 3 times a week, INTENSITY : Moderate, TIME: 4 sets of balloon-blowing with 1 min rest (30 mins) TYPE: Balloon-blowing with abdominal \& lumbar core muscle activation position, DURATION : 4 weeks

Interventional group

Diaphragmatic breathing exercise OTHER

Participants in this group will only be receiving diaphragmatic breathing exercise for 4 weeks. FREQUENCY: 3 times a week , INTENSITY: Moderate, TIME: 4 sets of diaphragmatic breathing with 1 min rest, TYPE: Diaphragmatic breathing, DURATION: 4 weeks

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adults: aged (25-59 years)
• Gender: Both males and females
• Grade1- Grade 4 on Modified MRC dyspnea scale
• COPD classes (mild, moderate ) according to GOLD COPD Guidelines
• Participating voluntarily and follow the instructions \& performing
• The number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day by the number of years the person has smoked.
• pack yr = 20 cig/day x 1 yrs
• pack yr = 20 cig/day x 2 yrs

You may not qualify if:

• Severe cases of obstruction like Severe asthma \& status asthmaticus, Severe COPD, bullous emphysema for pneumothorax.
• Any congenital deformities of chest wall, Demonstrated neuromuscular or neurological deficit/disease of chest wall
• Other serious Cardiopulmonary diseases including pulmonary embolism, pulmonary ----Hypertension, Active TB, pneumonias or other acute illnesses
• Any recent cardiothoracic or abdominal surgery, trauma or injury
• Pregnancy
• Any psychiatric illnesses

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Foundation University Islamabad: lead

Study Sites (1)

Foundation University College of Physical Therapy

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking; Cigarette Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Tobacco Smoking; Tobacco Use

Central Study Contacts

Tooba Shahbaz, MS-CPT*

CONTACT

0340-5416747; tshahbaz59@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This is a randomized controlled trial having two groups. One group will receive (interventional group) balloon-blowing exercises with abdominal \& lumbar core muscles activation position. and the other group (control group) will receive Diaphragmatic breathing exercise.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 20, 2024
• First Posted: November 4, 2024
• Study Start: August 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2025
• Study Completion: February 1, 2025
• Last Updated: November 4, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Locations

PA (1)