Pulmonary rehabilitation in post tubercular obstructive airway disease

RESEARCHQUESTION

Does pulmonary rehabilitation improvethe outcome in post TB OAD,as compared to pharmacotherapy alone?

OBJECTIVE

To know the outcome of pulmonary function inpost TB OAD patients after pulmonary rehabilitation.

Subjects  will undergo pulmonary rehabilitation programtwice weekly for 6 weeks, which will include endurance training of upper &lower limb, strength training of upper

and lower limb, stretching exercise andflexibility exercise & will be overseen by physiotherapist in collaborationwith a counselor. they will also continue

pharmacotherapy.Controls will be givenpharmacotherapy alone. After 6 weeks cases will beencouraged to do exercise at home. That will include endurance training

upper& lower limb, stretching exercise & flexibility exercise along withpharmacotherapy.

—  Change  will be seen in the form of 6MWT,mMRC,standardized questionnaire and will be compared with controls.

—  Controls will be called in weekly toexplain importance of medication and to check if the technique of takingmedication is correct or not.

Enrollment will be up to 1 year.

All patient’s will be followed upfor  6 month in 3 monthly interval tocollect data through structured questionnaire.

Enrolled patients will be reminded aboutscheduled follow up date by telephone.