Combined Effects of Breathing Teach Back Training And Percussion In Patients With Pneumonia

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pneumonia

Treatments: Other: percussions with teach-back breathing exercise; Other: PERCUSSION

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06732739

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0370

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pneumonia, marked by lung inflammation, leads to symptoms like fever and difficulty breathing, affecting millions globally. It particularly impacts children and the elderly. Lung function is altered, reducing capacities and obstructing airflow. Post-recovery, patients may experience dyspnea due to lingering fluids-deep breathing exercises, using teach-back training, aid rehabilitation. Combining teach-back with chest percussion in physiotherapy aims to enhance respiratory outcomes in pneumonia patients. This will be a randomized clinical trial sample size calculated by epitool sample size calculator which is 30 patients 15 in each group. Regular chest percussion involves a clapping technique in five drainage positions, with assisted suction. Teach-back breathing exercises will also be implemented in this group In Group A, individuals will perform teach-back breathing exercises with chest percussion. In Group B, a similar protocol will be followed without the teach-back breathing exercises. Data analysis, using SPSS version 21, will include the Shapiro-Wilk Test for normality assessment. Descriptive statistics, paired sample t-tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, independent sample t-tests, and Mann-Whitney U tests will be employed to analyze group measurements, changes over time, and differences between groups. This comprehensive approach aims to provide a thorough understanding of the study variables and measurements.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both genders
• Age 35-45 years
• Diagnosed pneumonia

Exclusion criteria

• History of neurological disorders
• History of fractures
• History of other pulmonary complications (15)
• Patients having any chest infection will be excluded

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

percussions with teach-back breathing exercises

Experimental group

Description:

The treatment will be given with the frequency of 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Treatment sessions will be 25 to 30 minutes with short resting intervals.

Treatment:

Other: PERCUSSION

Other: percussions with teach-back breathing exercise

percussions

Active Comparator group

Description:

The treatment will be given with the frequency of 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Treatment sessions will be 25 to 30 minutes with short resting intervals.

Treatment:

Other: PERCUSSION