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Joint Manipulation and Muscle Energy Technique in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

THE COMBINED EFFECT OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE AND JOINT MANIPULATION IN MALE AND FEMALE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/04/024648
Enrollment
20
Registered
2020-04-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J449- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Joint Manipulation: the ulnar border of each hand will be placed in parallel across the patientâ??s back, the one hand will be placed caudal to the joint to be mobilized and other hand
posteroanterior, caudal and lateral Intervention2: Muscle Energy Technique(MET): The patient introduces a light resisted effort against the therapist resistance (20% of available strength) to take the

Sponsors

Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Currently non-smoker. No history of other neurological disease other than COPD. Either gender.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diagnosed with osteoporosis. Thoracic joint instability. High level of anxiety related to receiving thoracic manual therapy. Neurological disease. musculoskeletal pathology. Cardiac disease. Cognitive disability. Any recent chest and abdominal surgery. Lung conditions like pneumothorax, haemothorax , tuberculosis, pneumonia. Carcinoma of lung.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
SpirometerTimepoint: it will be measured before and after intervention.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Measuring tapeTimepoint: it will be measured before and after intervention.;Modified Borg rating perceived exertion scaleTimepoint: it will be measured before and after intervention.;Portable capsule sensing pressure gaugeTimepoint: it will be measured before and after intervention.;Pulse oximeterTimepoint: it will be measured before and after intervention.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactManu Goyal

Department of Physiotherapy MMIPR MM(DU)

drakshchahal@gmail.com9711774174

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026