Effect of hand operated technique and breathing exercises to improve pulmonary function, chest expansion and functional activity of post COVID-19 patients : an experimental study

Effect Of Soft Tissue Manual Techniques And Breathing Exercises On Pulmonary Function, Chest Expansion And Functional Status In Post COVID-19 Survivors : A Pretest â?? Posttest Experimental Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/11/038021

Enrollment

Registered

2021-11-15

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-09

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Manual Therapy: Manipulations of Chest using PNF and MET techniques along with breathing exercises Intervention2: Manual Therapy: Manual therapy for chest will be given using PNF and ME

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patient diagnosed with COVID- 19 and hospitalised. 2. Patients who required oxygen therapy during their hospital stay. 3. Post 3 weeks to 6 months hospital discharged patients 4. Stable vitals durong the treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Hemodynamically unstable patients. 2. Patients with severe systemic illness, skin infections, rib fractures. 3. Impaired cognition.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Pulmonary Function tests 2. Chest expansionTimepoint: At baseline At 6th day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Post COVID-19 FUnctional Status Scale (PCFS)Timepoint: At baseline 6th Day	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRenuka Khedekar

MGM INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

ptsantosh07@gmail.com9923401079

Outcome results

None listed

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