Effect of adjuvant yoga therapy on pulmonary function and quality of life among patients with COPD: a randomized control trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 72
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC; Symptoms, activity, impacts, total score of SGRQ
研究概览
简要总结
COPD patient in the age group of 30 to 65 years were recruited in pulmonary medicine OPD, MGMCRI & Hospital, Puducherry. After obtaining written informed consent, subjects were randomized into yoga and control group. Lung function variables FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio as well as SGRQ (quality of life) variables including symptoms score, activity score, impact score and quality score were measured.
Baseline comparison showed that both groups were comparable and then four weeks of yoga therapy was administered to yoga group.
At the end of the study period, there was significant improvement in FEV1, FVC and SGRQ quality of life in the yoga group while there was a decline in lung function in control group.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Permuted block randomization, fixed
- 盲法
- Investigator Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 30.00 Year(s) 至 65.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients with COPD on conventional medical management; Willing to participate in yoga therapy along with informed consent.
排除标准
- •Inability/Contraindication to perform the yoga techniques in the protocol; Any active infections of lungs especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
结局指标
主要结局
FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC; Symptoms, activity, impacts, total score of SGRQ
时间窗: 4 weeks
次要结局
- Anthropometry(4 weeks)