The effect of chest expansion exercises on arterial blood oxygen saturation in patients with covid19

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Condition 1: Oxygen saturation level of arterial blood. Condition 2: Severity of chest pain. Condition 3: Severity of headache.
covid-19,virus identified
U07.1

Registration Number: IRCT20220611055133N1

Lead Sponsor: Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with definite diagnosis of covid-19 by PCR test
Blood oxygen saturation level 75-93 % by pulse oximeter
Age 25 -55 years
Pulmonary involvement with corona pattern in lung CT SCAN or Chest X-ray
Patients who have at least two lobes of the lungs affected by the coronavirus
Patients under oxygen therapy
Patients treated with remdesivir and dexamethasone
Patients hospitalized in Boali Zahedan hospital
Patients for whom the infectious disease doctor has asked for respiratory physiotherapy consultation
Patients who are able to understand and perform breathing exercises
Patients who voluntarily consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Patients hospitalized in Icu who need intubation
A mild form of the disease that does not require hospitalization
Severely ill patients who are intubated
Pregnancy
Patients with a history of cardiac arrhythmias and other respiratory diseases that have lung involvement
Tachycardia patients whose breathing exercises increase their heart Rate
Patients who have not completed traetment sessions

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oxygen saturation level of arterial blood. Timepoint: It will be measured and recorded once before the start of the exercises,once in the fourth session and once after the end of the seven sessions, i.e. in the eighth session. Method of measurement: Pulse oximeter device.;Severity of chest pain. Timepoint: It will be measured and recorded once before the start of the exercises,once in the fourth session and once after the end of the seven sessions, i.e. in the eighth session. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Severity of headache. Timepoint: It will be measured and recorded once before the start of the exercises ,once in the fourth session and once after the end of the seven sessions, i.e. in the eighth session. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures