Combined effect of Buteyko breathing exercise and conventional breathing exercise on fatigue, sleep and quality of life in elderly population with sleep disturbance A Randomised Controlled Trail

Ethical approval will be obtained prior to the study, and the trial will follow the Declaration of Helsinki and ICMR guidelines. Participants from Belagavi city will be screened based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and informed consent will be obtained. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated into Group A receiving Buteyko breathing exercise and conventional breathing exercises or Group B receiving conventional breathing exercises. Interventions will be delivered by trained physiotherapists once daily, 5 days per week, for 2 weeks with 10 to 15 repetitions per exercise. Assessments will be conducted at baseline and after 2 weeks.