Effect Of Deep Breathing Exercises In Smokers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy Smokers
• Interventions: Other: Deep Breathing exercises

• Registration Number: NCT03728530
• Lead Sponsor: Isra University

Brief Summary

To determine the effect of deep breathing exercises on lung function in healthy smokers.

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study to determine the effect of deep breathing exercise in smokers because deep breathing improve the lung capacity by filling the lung with the oxygen and improve the pulmonary function, it also reduce the stress and anxiety level by slowing down the pace of your whole body and therefore promote general relaxation and improve the quality of life in smokers, muscular activity or physical activity is also increased because by deep breathing maximum oxygen is reached to every muscle and they get nourish well so overall impact of deep breathing exercise is positive. Deep breathing exercise technique offered in the study are easy to learn and can be performed by everyone and everywhere safely, because there is no complex and pain full procedure. So deep breathing exercise have been proposed as a way of combating cigarette craving, improves quality of life and lung function.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-10-03
• Primary Completion: 2017-02-22
• Study Completion: 2017-03-15
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-11
• Status Verified: 2018-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-11-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-01
• Study First Posted: 2018-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 2018-11-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Young male and female adults with age group of 20-30 years without any chronic complication doing smoking from past five years are included in this study as the basic purpose of the study is to determine the effects of deep breathing exercises in smokers

Exclusion Criteria

1. Adults with pulmonary disease.
2. Acute infections
3. Any other systemic disease.
4. Chest deformity.
5. Adults with any disability.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Group	Deep Breathing exercises	Deep /breathing exercises including Purse lip, diaphragmatic breathing and powered breathing

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lung Capacities	2 weeks	All lung capacities were measured with spirometer
Lung Volumes	2 weeks	All lung volume were measured with spirometer
Oxygen Saturation	2 weeks	Pulse Oximetry was used to measure oxygen saturation