Covid19
Conditions
Keywords
Covid-19, General Anxiety Disorder-7, Prone Position, Alternate Nostril Breathing
Brief summary
COVID-19 is affecting the people around the world and the infected individuals' may either stay asymptomatic or present to hospitals with severe distress and life threatening symptoms. The objective of the study is to investigate role of Prone positioning and alternate nostril breathing in patients with Covid-19.
Detailed description
In this quasi experimental study, 30 patients aged 40-80 years of either gender with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 receiving supplemental oxygen were recruited from DHQ Hospital Faisalabad. patients were grouped into two A & B. We collected baseline data on demographics and anthropometrics. After baseline data collection, all the patients were helped into the prone position, which was maintained for a minimum duration of three hours. After that patients in group B performed alternate nostril breathing for 10 minutes with help of physiotherapist. Clinical data were re-collected on 3rd day of intervention one hour after returning to the supine position in group A and after alternate nostril breathing in group B. The main study outcome was the variation in oxygenation (partial pressure of oxygen \[PaO2\]/ fractional concentration of oxygen in inspired air \[FiO2\]) between baseline and resupination, and General psychological state through GAD-7 General anxiety disorder questionnaire.
Interventions
OTHERProne Lying Position
patient lies on his/ her stomach facing floor.
patient inspires with one nostril at a time, right or left one by one and expires by mouth.
Sponsors
Sialkott College of Physical Therapy
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Age: 40-80 Gender: Both GCS score:15
Exclusion criteria
* COPD Intubated ARDS Smoker Neurological Disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PaO2 | Change in score before the intervention on 1st day of intervention and on 3rd day one hour after the intervention. | partial pressure of oxygen. |
| FiO2 | Change in score before the intervention on 1st day of intervention and on 3rd day one hour after the intervention. | Fractional concentration of oxygen in inspired air \[FiO2\]) |
| General Anxiety Disorder-7 Score | Change in score before the intervention on 1st day of intervention and on 3rd day one hour after the intervention. | general anxiety disorder-7 score ranges from 0-21, out of which 0-4 means minimal anxiety, 5-9 stands for mild anxiety, 10-14 for moderate and 15-21 for severe anxiety. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed