Comparison of rib cage mobilization and diaphragmatic breathing on lung function in patients with COPD
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- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, refers to a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing-related problems.Shortness of breath known medically as dyspnea is often described as an intense tightening in the chest, air hunger, difficulty breathing, breathlessness or a feeling of suffocation. The FEV1/FVC ratio is the amount of air exhaled in the first second divided by all of the air exhaled during a maximal exhalation..Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedJ44.9
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210108049966N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Riphah International University Lahore, Pakistan
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 22
Inclusion Criteria
Age 40 to 70 years, at least history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from 1 year
Altered dyspnea index
DecreaseFEV1/FVC
Exclusion Criteria
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Patient in any life-threatening condition.
Patients with comorbidities
Grade IV COPD patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method evel of dyspnea. Timepoint: Before treatment and after treatment (3rd week). Method of measurement: dyspnea index.;FEV1/FVC ratio. Timepoint: Before treatment and after treatment (3rd week). Method of measurement: spirometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method