The Effect of Acupressure on Spirometery Indicators and Functional Exercise Capacity

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Family history of asthma and other chronic lower respiratory diseases
Z82.5

Registration Number: IRCT20160802029159N2

Lead Sponsor: Babol University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Full consciousness
Ability to walk independently
Diagnosis of COPD by an internal medicine
Having an FEV1 to FVC ratio of less than 0.7 after bronchodilators
No smoking (cigarettes and hookahs)
Lack of allergies,
Absence of an obstacle to the practice of acupressure
Lack of visual impairment
The ability to get on the prone position
Not having previous experience of acupressure or acupuncture

Exclusion Criteria

Exacerbated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Acute Respiratory Disease

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional exercise capacity. Timepoint: Functional exercise capacity will be evaluated in three sessions of the first, sixth and twelfth sessions (immediately before the first session, sixth session and immediately after the twelfth meeting). Method of measurement: Six-Minute Walking Practice Test (6MWT): This is a simple test to assess the ability of a person's performance and can reflect the ability of an individual to operate on a daily basis.;Spirometric indices. Timepoint: The spirometric indices are evaluated in three sessions of the first, sixth and twelfth sessions (immediately before the first session, the sixth session and immediately after the 12th session). Method of measurement: Spirometry machine model HI-801.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dyspnea. Timepoint: Dyspnea will be evaluated in three sessions of the first, sixth and twelfth sessions (immediately before the first meeting, sixth session and immediately after the twelfth meeting). Method of measurement: Dyspnea Visual Analogue Scale.