Effects of Energy Conservation Techniques With Pursed Lip Breathing on Quality of Life in Bronchiectasis
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing, pursed lip breathing.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Bronchiectasis. Basic parameters: 40 years — 46 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
- Pakistan
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Official title
Combined Effects of Energy Conservation Techniques With Pursed Lip Breathing on Functional Independence and Quality of Life in Bronchiectasis
Overview
Bronchiectasis is the abnormal dilatation of the bronchi. Due to airway dilatation patient is unable to clear the mucus and risk of infection is increased. For mucus clearance used many breathing techniques employed along with or without mechanical devices. Many researches have shown the inconsistent results of energy conservation techniques along with breathing exercises among variety of cardiopulmonary disorders. This study will be conducted to determine the combined effects of energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing on functional independence and quality of life in patients of bronchiectasis. It will be a randomized clinical trial. Two groups will be taken under the age of 40 to 60 years and data will be collected from pulmonary wards of selected hospitals. Sample size will be 46 keeping the attrition rate 10%. St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) will be used to evaluate the quality of life of patients and 6 mint walk test is used to determine functional independence of bronchiectasis patients. After data collection, data will be analyzed using SPSS version 26.
Detailed description
Bronchiectasis is the abnormal dilatation of the bronchi. Due to airway dilatation patient is unable to clear the mucus and risk of infection is increased. For mucus clearance and reduced labored breathing, conventional chest physiotherapy is used in which many breathing techniques can be employed along with or without mechanical devices and inspiratory muscle training, coughing support and positioning to improve the respiratory functions but there is no consensus on which breathing technique is better. Many researches have shown the inconsistent results of energy conservation techniques along with breathing exercises among variety of cardiopulmonary disorders such as in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients but no results were seen among patients of bronchiectasis. This study will be conducted to determine the combined effects of energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing on functional independence and quality of life in patients of bronchiectasis. It will be a randomized clinical trial. Age of selected subjects will be between 40 to 60 years and data will be collected from pulmonary wards of selected hospitals. Sample size will be 46 keeping the attrition rate 10%. There will be 2 groups i.e. group A will receive energy conservation techniques along with pursed lip breathing technique and group B will receive only pursed lip breathing technique. St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) will be used to evaluate the quality of life of patients and 6 mint walk test is used to determine functional independence of bronchiectasis patients. After data collection, data will be analyzed using SPSS version 26.
Interventions
- Other energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing
Group A will receive energy conservation techniques with pursed lip breathing with 1 session a day for total 5 days in a week. 1 session will consist of 3 cycles of pursed lip breathing for duration of 10 minutes with a break of 20 minutes in between. ECTs will be trained for 2 weeks. A detailed manual will be developed to ensure the consistency of the training for all subjects. Examples of interventions are training to use ergonomic principles along with pursed lip breathing. The subjects were - Other pursed lip breathing
pursed lip breathing
Primary outcome measures
- St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) [Time frame: 2 weeks]
- 6 Minutes walk test [Time frame: 2 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Both genders, aged between 40 to 60 years Bronchiectasis
Exclusion criteria
- Prior history of open-heart surgery
- Prior severe pulmonary/hepatic or renal disease
- Life-threatening arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation)
- Pulmonary complications (atelectasis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), diaphragmatic injury)
- Congestive heart failure
- Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
- Any known psychological disease
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Sadiq hospital Sargodha, DHQ Sargodha — Sargodha
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06995989 · REC/RCR & AHS/24/0358