Effect of Diaphragmatic Strengthening Exercises on Diaphragm Muscle Function in Patients With Post Covid-19 Syndrome.

Beni-Suef University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Corona Virus Infection

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: diaphragmatic positioning; Other: incentive spirometer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05787275

BeniSuefU3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this work is to study the incidence of diaphragmatic dysfunction after COVID 19 infection and the efficacy of different types of diaphragmatic strengthening exercises on diaphragm muscle function.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male and female above 18 years old
• history of probable or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection 3 months from the onset of symptoms or at least 2 months from the end of symptoms .

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects under 18.
• Patients known to have chronic lung disease .
• Patients known to have neuromuscular disorder.
• Patients known to have diaphragmatic hernia.
• Patients known to have malignancy.
• Patients with clinical evidence of phrenic nerve injury.
• Patients with recent abdominal or thoracic surgery,
• Patients with history of traumatic lesion possibly affecting diaphragm.
• Subjects with severe malnutrition.
• Patients with BMI more than 30

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

received, traditional medical treatment and no exercise

Treatment:

Other: Control

diaphragmatic positioning group

Experimental group

Description:

received diaphragmatic strengthening exercises through patient self-positioning in prone on elbows then do diaphragmatic breathing 10-15 min ,twice/day, 7days/ weak

Treatment:

Other: diaphragmatic positioning

incentive spirometer group

Experimental group

Description:

received diaphragmatic strengthening exercises through using of incentive spirometer 10-15 min ,twice/day, 7days/ weak

Treatment:

Other: incentive spirometer