Effects of Incentive spirometer on pulmonary functions in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Randomized, single center, open-labeled, two-arm parallel group trial of Incentive spirometer for improving the pulmonary functions in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0000051

Enrollment

Registered

2010-10-28

Start date

2010-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Incentive spirometer - Method 1) Sit up straightly 2) After breathing normally, inspirate hardly to float 3 compartment balls during 3 seconds 3) Slowly expirate - frequenc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Diagnosis of Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) according to the modified New York criteria 2) Patients taked anti-TNF treatment and maintained clinically stable state (BASDAI < 4) 3) Be sedentary (defined as participation in no routine exercise activities)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Inability or unwillingness to participate in physiotherapy 2) Patients with cardiac or respiratory disease (esp, Interstitial lung disease, asthma, COPD) 3) Pregnancy 4) Patients who had been exercising regularly during the past six months 5) The current user of MTX, sulfasalzine, steroid is excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Forced vital capacity	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Chest expansion;BASDAI (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index);BASFI (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index);FEV1 and FEV1/FVC (forced expiratory volume in one second/forced vital capacity);TLC (total lung capacity) and VC (vital capacity);6 minutes walk test	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMin Wook So

Asan Medical Center

Outcome results