Effect of breathing exercise in respiratory problems

Completed

• Conditions: Acute Exacerbation of COPD

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/02/011693
• Lead Sponsor: Manipal University

Brief Summary

The study concludes that breathing exercise is effective in reducing anxiety, depression, respiratory rate, length of hospital stay and improves oxygen saturation in acute excerbation of COPD

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09-02
• Study Completion: 2017-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Acute exacerbation of COPD patients 2.
• 48hrs Post exacerbation 3.
• Either gender between the 40 – 85 years 4.
• Moderate to severe COPD patients.

Exclusion Criteria

• Stable COPD patients 2.
• Presence of previous history of respiratory disorders such as pneumonia, TB, bronchiectasis 3.
• Intubated patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale	Baseline | 4th week | 8th week | 12th week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Respiratory Rate	Oxygen Saturation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Manipal University; 🇮🇳 Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Manipal University

🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Sneha L Joy

Principal investigator

9916148467

sneha4joy1991@gmail.com