Effects of BBT Versus Diaphragmatic Breathing on Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients With COPD
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 48
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 6 Minute Walk Distance
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Group A will be treated with manual chest physical therapy and Buteyko breathing technique Group-B will be treated with manual chest physical therapy and Diaphragmatic breathing technique. Patients will perform the technique 5 times a weeks for 8weeks and treatment evaluation will be done after 8 weeks
Detailed Description
A randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Gulab Devi Hospital, Lahore through convenience sampling technique on 48 patients which will be allocated through simple random sampling through sealed enveloped into group A and group B. Pre-treatment values of patients exercise capacity will be recorded by 6MWT/6MWD- 6 minute walk test/ 6 minutes' walk distance and patients quality of life through St George respiratory questionnaire as primary outcomes while oxygen saturation, heart rate will be measured by pulse oximtery during 6MWT as secondary outcomes. Group A will be treated with manual chest physical therapy and Buteyko breathing technique Group-B will be treated with manual chest physical therapy and Diaphragmatic breathing technique. Patients will perform the technique 5 times a weeks for 8weeks and treatment evaluation will be done after 8 weeks.
Data will be analyzed using SPSS software version 25.After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-Wilk test , it will be decidedeither parametric or non-parametric test will be used.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 40 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age group : 40-65 years
- •Both males and females
- •Clinical diagnosis of COPD confirmed by smoking history and PFT airflow
- •Patients taking their regular medications e.g bronchodilator
Exclusion Criteria
- •Restrictive lung disease
- •Pneumothorax
- •Resting O2 saturation <90% with room air breathing
- •Recent exacerbations
- •Patients with active viral or bacterial infection
- •Abdominal or thoracic surgery (<3months ago)
- •Cardiologic conditions (<6months ago e.g Myocardial infarction or unstable angina
- •Intubated Patients
- •Orthopedic or urogenital conditions
- •Neurological disorders limiting cognition & mobility
Arms & Interventions
manual chest physical therapy and Buteyko breathing technique
Group A will be treated with manual chest physical therapy and Buteyko breathing technique
Intervention: Buteyko breathing technique (Other)
manual chest physical therapy and Diaphragmatic breathing technique.
Group-B will be treated with manual chest physical therapy and Diaphragmatic breathing technique.
Intervention: Diaphragmatic breathing technique. (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
6 Minute Walk Distance
Time Frame: 4 weeks.
Distance will be measured in meter through 6 minute walk test.
Secondary Outcomes
- St George Respiratory Questionnaire for quality of life :(4 weeks.)