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"Immediate effect of respiratory muscle stretch and pursed lip breathing exercise on thoracic expansion and pulmonary function on mild to moderate COPD subjects-a comparative study"

"IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF INTERCOSTAL STRETCH AND PURSED LIP BREATHING EXERCISE ON THORACIC EXPANSION AND PULMONARY FUNCTION ON MILD TO MODERATE COPD SUBJECTS -A COMPARATIVE STUDY"

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/04/051427
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-04-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J988- Other specified respiratory disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Pursed lip breathing, intercostal stretch, thoracic expansion exercises: Thoracic expasion exercise (15 minutes breathing exercises with 5 minutes of rest after 2 minutes of bretah) Int

Sponsors

Parul sevashram hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both males and females of age is between 40 to 60. Patient with mild, moderate airway obstruction based on gold criteria: gold 1-(mild: fev1 /fvc 80% of predicted) gold 2 -(moderate: FEV1 /FVC Medically diagnosed COPD patient. Willing to participate. smokers or ex-smokers of more than 10 pack-years, and symptoms suggestive of COPD.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hemodynamically unstable subjects. Patients with severe orthopedic problems related to spine, fracture of rib, sternum fracture, neurological deficits, affecting the respiratory muscles, unstable cardiac condition, recent myocardial infarction, intercostal muscles strain. Previous lung â?? volume reduction surgery, lung transplantation or pneumonectomy Patient is having history of core pulmonale

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢pre(pulmonary function (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC) â?¢Chest expansion (tape method) Post after the intervention Timepoint: 45 minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
noneTimepoint: 0

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDhruvikaben Rathod

Parul institute of physiotherapy

Didhiti.desai@paruluniversity.ac.in8866458302

Outcome results

None listed

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