The effect of balloon-blowing on dyspnea and oxygenation in non-critical adult covid-19 patients.

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Conditions: dyspnea and hypoxia in COVID-19.
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U07.1+R06.

Registration Number: IRCT20201012049010N1

Lead Sponsor: Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

= 18 years old
Patients with definitive diagnosis of Covid-19
Hospitalization in non-intensive care unit
dyspnea according to the patient
O2-saturation <93% recorded by a pulse oximeter.

Exclusion Criteria

History of lung diseases (under treatment)
History of kidney diseases (under treatment)
History of heart diseases
history of allergy to latex or balloon material
Any case of prohibition from Intense aerobic activity by a physician
the need for hospitalization in intensive care units(ICU or CCU).
Pregnancy
History of neurological diseases

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of dyspnea at rest. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and on days 1 and 2 after the intervention. Method of measurement: Based on Borg Modified Scale.;Intensity of dyspnea after 50 meters of walking with pulse oximeter. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and on days 1 and 2 after the intervention. Method of measurement: Based on Borg Modified Scale.;Oxygen saturation of arterial blood without oxygen therapy. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and on days 1 and 2 after the intervention. Method of measurement: After 5 minutes of separation from the oxygen mask by the same pulse oximeter.;Arterial blood oxygen saturation with oxygen therapy. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and on days 1 and 2 after the intervention. Method of measurement: In the case of oxygen therapy, by the same pulse oximeter.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gender. Timepoint: Upon entering the study. Method of measurement: Based on identity information.;?Body mass index. Timepoint: Upon entering the study. Method of measurement: Patient weight (Kg) divided by patient height to the power of 2 (m).;Age. Timepoint: Upon entering the study. Method of measurement: Based on identity information.;Extent of pulmonary involvement. Timepoint: Upon entering the study. Method of measurement: Based on a CT scan report.