Combined Effects of Blow Bottle Device and Postural Drainage in Moderate to Severe Elderly COPD Patients

Riphah International University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Other: percussion; Other: blow bottle technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06476769

REC/RCR & AHS/23/0376

Details and patient eligibility

About

It will be a randomized clinical trial. Age of selected subjects will be between 40 to 70 years. Data will be collected from Wazirabad institute of cardiology. There will be 2 groups i.e. group A will receive combination of blow bottle technique and postural drainage and group B will receive postural drainage. Spirometer will be used to evaluate pulmonary functions and breathless, cough and sputum scale (BCSS) will be used to evaluate the improvement in sputum diary of patients. Interventions will be given to the patients for 20-25 minutes twice a day for 6 days per week. After data collection, data will be analyzed using SPSS version 25.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed moderate to severe GOLD (2017) COPD
• 40-60 years old
• Both male and female
• Patients hemodynamically stable
• PFT showing irreversible airflow limitation.

Exclusion criteria

• Type II diabetic mellitus
• Systemic illness
• Thoracic deformation or rib fracture.
• Pulmonale decompensation and signs of an unstable heart condition.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

blow bottle technique

Experimental group

Description:

There were 20 patients in group A received blow bottle device and postural drainage for 20- 25 minutes per session twice a day for 4 days per week, for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: blow bottle technique

percussion

Active Comparator group

Description:

There were 20 patients in group B received postural drainage with percussion for 20- 25 minutes per session twice a day for 4 days per week, for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: percussion