Efficacy of chest exercise and upper limb exercise on lung functions and quality of life in patients with obstructive lung disease

Completed

Conditions: Diseases of the respiratory system,

Registration Number: CTRI/2019/06/019640

Lead Sponsor: M M Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Brief Summary: **Background**:Acute exacerbation of COPD is an unpleasant phenomenon which is perceived byaggravation of pulmonary symptoms that required additional pharmacologicalintervention. Approximately 251 million of cases of COPD were reported in theyear 2016. The peculiar feature of exacerbation is difficulty in breathing,cough, sputum production, fatigue, chest tightness and increased mucusproduction.

**Objective:**Themain objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of chest and upper limbpropriceptive neuromuscular facilitation on pulmonary function parameter andquality of life in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.

**Method:**There will be ’n’ number of patients in the study and the participants meeting the selectioncriteria will be divided into experimental and control group by convenientrandom sampling method. The chest and upper limb PNF will be given for 1 weekin experimental group and conventional physiotherapy (chest vibrations,breathing exercise etc) intervention will be given for 1 week in control group.The outcome measurement of pulmonary function parameters, quality of life,chest wall expansion, pulse rate, respiratory rate and SpO2 will be recordedbefore and after the intervention. Data will be analysed by using SPSS 16.0.The normality will be evaluated by using Shapiro-Wilk test.Populationwithin group will be calculated by paired t-test/ Wilcoxon signed ranked test.Between groups will be calculated by independent t- test/ Mann Whitney U-test.

**Conclusion:** Thestudy will provide evidence regarding the efficacy of chest and upper limb proprioceptiveneuromuscular facilitation on pulmonary function parameters and quality of lifein patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.

**KeyWords:** Chronic obstructive, exacerbation, proprioceptiveneuromuscular facilitation, pulmonary function

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with AECOPD(mMRC >2) Reduced chest wall mobility Patients signing the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Any cardiovascular disorder Any pulmonary disorder (other than AECOPD) Any musculoskeletal disorder Any recent surgeries Any neuromuscular disorder Patients with impaired cognition and perception.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Spirometer	30 minutes(pre-intervention and post-intervention)
chest wall expansion	30 minutes(pre-intervention and post-intervention)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
St. George Respiratory Questionnaire	Pulse rate

Trial Locations

Locations (1): M.M Hospital
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Ambala, HARYANA, India
M.M Hospital
🇮🇳Ambala, HARYANA, India
Prachi Maheshwari
Principal investigator
drprachi0793@gmail.com