Active Cycle Of Breathing Technique Verses Breathing Exercises In Post ICU COVID-19 Patients

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post Covid-19 Patients

Treatments: Other: Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT; Other: Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05491876

REC/RCR & AHS/22/0333

Details and patient eligibility

About

The experiment was randomized and controlled. To create groups A and B,48 individuals were selected by sample selection criteria. Evaluation of oxygen saturation and pulmonary function tests were taken using a pulse oximeter and spirometer. Group A got chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT whereas Group B got chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises. The treatment took 15-30 minutes and consisted of one session per day, treatment was given 6 days a week for up to 2 weeks and examined by using SPSS 22.

Full description

The experiment was randomized and controlled. To create groups A and B,48 individuals were selected by sample selection criteria. Evaluation of oxygen saturation and pulmonary function tests were taken using a pulse oximeter and spirometer. Group A got chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT whereas Group B got chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises. The treatment took 15-30 minutes and consisted of one session per day, treatment was given 6 days a week for up to 2 weeks and examined by using SPSS 22.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult population

  • Age limit 18 -50
  • All patients positive with confirmed COVID-19 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and chest computed tomography scan (CT-scan)

Exclusion criteria

• The patient cannot take part in the trial if they have any kind of muscular-skeletal issue.

  • COVID-19-related intubation history
  • A clear clinical mental or cognitive disability of any kind.
  • Patient on ventilator

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT

Experimental group

Description:

Group A will recieve chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT.

Treatment:

Other: Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises and ACBT

Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group B will receive chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Chest physiotherapy with breathing exercises