Effectiveness of Acapella and ELTGOL Technique to Promote Airway Clearance in COPD:a Comparative Study

Effectiveness of Acapella and ELTGOL (Expiration in Lateral Position With Open Glottis)Technique to Promote Airway Clearance in COPD Patients:a Comparative Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02249455

Enrollment

Registered

2014-09-25

Start date

2014-07-31

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2014-09-25

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Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Brief summary

To compare the efficacy of acapella and expiration against open glottis (ELTGOL) technique in promoting airway clearance of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

Detailed description

This study is carried out to determine the effectiveness of acapella and expiration in lateral position with open glottis to clear the secretion in COPD patients. The sessions will be carried twice daily for twenty minutes. The outcome measures are values of pre and post intervention fev1/fvc and breathlessness cough sputum scale. Duration of the study will be for five days.

Interventions

DEVICEAcapella

Treatment time for 20 min twice daily

OTHERELTGOL

ELTGOL technique 20 min twice daily

OTHERconventional physiotherapy

Conventional physiotherapy was given twice daily for 20 min

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Mild copd * Moderate copd * Patient able to sustain expiratory flow greater than 15l/min * Patient expectorate more than 25.-30ml

Exclusion criteria

* Severe copd * Peripheral oxygen saturation lower than 85% * Rr\>35breaths/min * Current acute chest pain * Recent history of haemoptysis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Force expiratory volume in one second	change from baseline at 30 minutes	Fev1/fvc values were noted after pre and post intervention of airway clearance manoeuver

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in breathlessness cough sputum score	change from baseline at 5 days	Bcss scale was interviewed to the patient on first day and the fifth day. The changes were noted.

Countries

India

Contacts

Primary Contactsteffi varghese, mpt

steffivarghesep@gmail.com9677465724

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026