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Immediate effect of respiratory muscle stretch and pursed lip breathing exercise on thoracic expansion and pulmonary function on mild to moderate COPD subjects-a comparative study

Phase 2
Conditions
Health Condition 1: J988- Other specified respiratory disorders
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/04/051427
Lead Sponsor
Parul sevashram hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Both males and females of age is between 40 to 60.

Patient with mild, moderate airway obstruction based on gold criteria: gold 1-(mild: fev1 /fvc < 0.70, FEV1 > 80% of predicted) gold 2 -(moderate: FEV1 /FVC < 0.70, 50% < FEV1 < 80% of predicted).

Medically diagnosed COPD patient.

Willing to participate.

smokers or ex-smokers of more than 10 pack-years, and symptoms suggestive of COPD.

Exclusion Criteria

Hemodynamically unstable subjects.

Patients with severe orthopedic problems related to spine, fracture of rib, sternum fracture, neurological deficits, affecting the respiratory muscles, unstable cardiac condition, recent myocardial infarction, intercostal muscles strain.

Previous lung â?? volume reduction surgery, lung transplantation or pneumonectomy

Patient is having history of core pulmonale

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
â?¢pre(pulmonary function (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC) <br/ ><br>â?¢Chest expansion (tape method) <br/ ><br>Post after the intervention <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 45 minutes
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
noneTimepoint: 0
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