Health Condition 1: J00-J99- Diseases of the respiratory system Health Condition 2: null- Stable COPD patients
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: exercises: for 4 weeks for both group in COPD patients
Control Intervention1: supervised exercises, home based exercises: 2 days per week for 4 weeks
Sponsors
NIL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: •All patients who were clinically stable with no recent exacerbation and were taking an optimal drug management therapy for COPD and fall in the category of mild to moderate stage of COPD as per the gold criteria. •Those who were able to follow commands
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Haemodynamically unstable patients (hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnea, bradycardia) • Patients with associated cardiac disorders like â?? Ischemic Heart Disease, cardiac angina, past history of CABG • Patients with Musculoskeletal disorders (scoliosis, kyphosis) affecting respiratory functions • Patients with impaired cognitive functions Each patient was followed over the period of 4 weeks. All patients would be clinically stable with no recent exacerbations and might be taking an optimal drug management therapy for COPD.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exercise tolerance (symptom limited walk test), Peak expiratory flow rate Quadriceps Muscle Strength, Pulmonary function test Health-related quality of life (Airway questioner 20), Timepoint: 4 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| none.Timepoint: none | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Daxa Mishra
KM Patel Institute of Physiotherapy
Outcome results
None listed