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Selective Manual Therapy Techniques in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Interventions
Other: Manual therapy and conventional physical therapy treatment
Registration Number
NCT05781867
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Our study aiming for determining the combined effect of selective manual therapy techniques in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Detailed Description

I will apply selective manual therapy techniques in form of mobilization techniques ,myofascial release techniques combined with traditional treatment to determine thier effect in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
52
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients must diagnosed mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • All patients should have foreward head and kyphosis
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of osteoporosis.
  • Acute exacerbation.
  • Presence of active hemoptysis
  • Presence of malignant disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
controlManual therapy and conventional physical therapy treatment26patients will be included in this group and will receive conventional physiotherapy in form of pursed lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing exercise and Active Range of Motion of both upper extremities
manual therapyManual therapy and conventional physical therapy treatment26patients will be included in this group and will receive manual therapy (chest mobilization, diaphragmatic myofascial release, myofascial release for pectoralis minor and major, scaleni ) and conventional physiotherapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
cranio-vertebral angle and kyphotic angle in degreespre-intervention

kinovea software will be used to assess in degrees

chest expansionpre-intervention and after 8 weeks of intervention

caliper will be used to assess chest expansion into centimeter

(the forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at first second (FEV1) and FEV1/FVC will be recorded. )pre-intervention

spirometry used to measure

functional capacity.pre-intervention

Six minute walk test will be used to assess functional capacity(meter/minutes)

dyspnea scorepre-intervention

Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (mMRC dyspnea scale) will be used to assess dyspnea

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University

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Giza, Egypt

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