Which Helps COPD Patients More: Breathing Exercises or Incentive Spirometer?

Comparative Study Between Incentive Spirometry And Deep Breathing Exercises in COPD Patients - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/05/111282

Enrollment

120

Registered

2026-05-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J983- Compensatory emphysema

Interventions

Intervention1: Deep breathing exercise: Deep breathing exercises Intervention2: Breathing Exercise Medical Device Incentive spirometer: Deep breathing exercises 3 sessions per day for eight weeks Inc

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed cases of COPD based on GOLD criteria patients with stable disease and patients above the age of 50 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients below 50 years of age recent surgeries like abdominal and thoracic surgeries patients who are not diagnosed with COPD and patients having restrictive lung diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the improvement in pulmonary function and breathing capacity between Incentive Spirometry and Deep Breathing Exercises in COPD patients.Timepoint: Week 1, week 4, week 8	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMs Vaishnavi Deshmukh

Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences

vaishnavi@sihs.edu.in9307766095

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026