Effect of Coherent Breathing on Elderly Quality of Life

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Geriatrics; Hypertension; Stable Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Other: Coherent Breathing Exercise; Device: Inspiratory muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05767372

Dr Sherif Elabd

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be carried out on sixty elderlies of both gender with ages ranges from 60 to 70 years old. The participants will receive Inspiratory muscle trainer and/or Coherent breathing exercise three times per week for 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Elderly subject of both gender with age ranged from 60 to 70 years old.
2. BMI will be ranged from 25 to 29.9.
3. Clinically and medically stable.
4. Able to understand the requirements of the study.
5. Conscious patient and respond to verbal command.

Exclusion criteria

1. Neurological conditions (e.g., stroke history, Parkinson's disease).
2. Presence of an acute illness.
3. Metabolically unstable chronic illness.
4. Pre-existent untreated metabolic or renal disease.
5. Patient undergoes chemotherapy.
6. Recent surgery.
7. Uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Coherent breathing group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will receive Inspiratory muscle trainer and Coherent breathing exercise three times per week for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Coherent Breathing Exercise

Inspiratory muscle training group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will receive Inspiratory muscle training three times per week for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Device: Inspiratory muscle training