Manual Diaphragmatic Release Technique on Exercise Capacity and Sleep Quality
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: manual diaphragm release technique, deep breathing exercises.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Diabetes. Basic parameters: 55 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effect of Manual Diaphragmatic Release Technique on Exercise Capacity and Sleep Quality in Older Adults With Type II Diabetes: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
To investigate if there is a significant effect of manual diaphragmatic release technique on exercise capacity, sleep quality, chest expansion, ADL, fatigue and quality of life in older adults with type II diabetes.
Detailed description
Participants, including both genders, will have a history of Diabetes Type II for more than one year. They will be well controlled with HbA1c≤7. Patients will be aged from 55 years and above and had a body mass index less than 30 kg/m². Patients will follow up on the training program and instructions. They will be medically stable.
Interventions
- Other manual diaphragm release technique
The participant should be supine with relaxed limbs, and the therapist should position themselves at the head, making manual contact with the pisiform, hypothenar region, and fingers. The therapist should gently pull the contact towards the head, deepen it during exhalation, and gradually increase the depth. - Other deep breathing exercises
Participants in a crook laying position are instructed to inhale through the nose, lift the abdomen, and let out through the mouth, breathing six breaths per minute for 30 minutes.
Primary outcome measures
- 6-minute walk test [Time frame: up to 6 weeks]
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) [Time frame: up to 6 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- History of Diabetes Type II for more than one year.
- They will be well controlled with HbA1c≤7.
- Patients will be aged from 55 years and above and had a body mass index less than 30 kg/m².
- Patients will follow up on the training program and instructions. They will be medically stable.
Exclusion criteria
- Chest diseases.
- Diaphragmatic hernia, clinical evidence of phrenic nerve injury, recent abdominal or thoracic surgery, or history of traumatic lesion possibly affecting diaphragm.
- History of Myocardial infarction and/or cardiothoracic surgery
- Unstable medical status.
- Cognitive disability hindering responding to the questionnaires.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Beni suef hospital — Banī Suwayf
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06880783 · Diabetes and Sleep Quality