Acute effects of manual breathing assist technique on lung volume and recruitment of accessory inspiratory muscle, reducing dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Acute effects of manual breathing assist technique on lung volume and recruitment of accessory inspiratory muscle, reducing dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Acute effects of manual breathing assist technique on lung volume and recruitment of accessory inspiratory muscle, reducing dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000046451

Enrollment

Registered

2021-12-23

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Interventions

a manual breathing assist technique a manual breathing assist technique

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: COPD diagnosis by a respiratory physician, and no acute exacerbation for more than two months. Healthy people were screened during pre-participation to exclude those with pulmonary diagnosis and were further tested by spirometry to confirm absence of obstructive or restrictive impairments.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were: inability to lie in supine because of vertebral column or rib cage deformity or if they had osteoporosis with a history of compression and/or rib fractures.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
lung volumes	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
muscle oxygenation dyspnea	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakako Tanaka

Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Department of Physical Therapy Science

tanakataka@nagasaki-u.ac.jp+81958197919

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026