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A Study To See If Adding Breathing Muscle Stretching Exercise To Regular Physical Therapy Helps Improve Breathing And Heart Health in People With COPD

Effects of 1 week of respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics along with conventional physiotherapy versus conventional physiotherapy alone on cardiorespiratory parameters in COPD patients - a randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/089573
Enrollment
68
Registered
2025-06-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

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

Interventions

Intervention1: Respiratory Muscle Stretch Gymnastics: Respiratory Muscle Stretch Gymnastics Is a Streching Of Respiratory Muscles In 5 Different Patterns Giving once a Day For 1 Week Control Intervent

Sponsors

Pranali Avinash Hiwase
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed by pulmonologist/general practitioner of COPD 2. Patients with stage 1 and 2 COPD (GOLD criteria) 3. Patients referred to physiotherapist. 4. Patients who are conscious and oriented. 5. Patients who are willing to participate in the study. 6. Both genders 7. Age 35-70 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unstable vitals (Temperature, BP, HR, RR,) 2. Ventilated patients. 3. Patient with O2 supplementation. 4. Covid positive patients. 5. Active Tuberculosis infection 6. Cardiac dysfunction and congenital cardiac anomalies 7. Patients undergone for recent surgery for heart, lung or abdomen. 8. Patients with neurological dysfunction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Peak expiratory flow rateTimepoint: 1week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rate Respiratory rate Oxygen saturation Chest expansion Spirometry values Timepoint: 1week—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Y Praveen Kumar

VSPMs College Of Physiotherapy Nagpur

praveenkwhy@gmail.com9890448817

Outcome results

None listed

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