MANUAL DIAPHRAGM RELEASE TECHNIQUE INCREASES TIDAL VOLUME AND UPPER RIB CAGE CONTRIBUTION DURING QUIET BREATHING IN ELDERLY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 17
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Compartmental chest wall volume
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Question: Does manual diaphragm release change kinematics and respiratory function of elderly subjects? Design: Randomized controlled trial with concealed allocation and double-blinding.
Participants: 17 volunteers over 60 years old randomized into two groups: 09 in the Control Group (CG) and 08 in the Intervention Group (IG).
Intervention: The manual diaphragm release technique was used on the IG, in two sets of ten deep breaths, with a one minute interval between them. The CG underwent a sham protocol (light touch), with same sets and time of interval.
Outcome measures: The groups were evaluated using spirometry, manovacuometry and optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP), in that order, before and immediately after the intervention.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 60 Years to 68 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •over 60 years of age;
- •a body mass index (BMI) below 30 kg/m2
- •non-smokers, self-declared sedentary;
- •presenting a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) greater than or equal to 80% of predicted;
- •the ratio between these variables (FEV1/FVC) greater than 70% in spirometry
Exclusion Criteria
- •Showed the inability to understand verbal commands in the evaluation.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Compartmental chest wall volume
Time Frame: 1 day
Secondary Outcomes
- Pulmonary function(1 day)
Investigators
Daniella Cunha Brandao
PhD
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco