Comparative Effect of Box Breathing And Buteyko Breathing on Pulmonary Functions in Asthma

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breathing Exercises; Asthma (Diagnosis)

Treatments: Other: Box breathing; Other: Buteyko Breathing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07140458

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0325 Ezaz

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the Effectiveness of Box Breathing Technique and Buteyko breathing techniques in patients with Asthma, using both Clinical Pulmonary tests as well as Patient reported outcomes.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with bronchial asthma for more than one year
• Subjects who are on regular treatment (both inhalers and medication).
• Subjects who are conscious and cooperative.

Exclusion criteria

• Subject with recent abdominal, thoracic surgery.
• Subject with any Disability; Physical or Mental.
• Subjects who have other chronic respiratory diseases, new or current smoker, and had respiratory tract infection.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Buteyko Breathing

Experimental group

Description:

Using Buteyko Breathing as primary intervention in addition to standard Asthma therapy.

Treatment:

Other: Buteyko Breathing

Box Breathing Technique

Experimental group

Description:

Using Buteyko Breathing as primary intervention in addition to standard Asthma therapy.

Treatment:

Other: Box breathing