Effect of Incentive Spirometery on Asthmatic Pregnant Women

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Asthmatic; Pregnant With Complication

Treatments: Drug: pulmicort inhaler; Device: Incentive spirometer treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05904002

Eman_Amin_2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the incentive spirometer on asthma during pregnancy.

Full description

This study will provide an evidence basis for obstetricians and physical therapist for women's health about the effect of spirometry on asthma during pregnancy.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The patients will have the following criteria:

1. Their age will range from 30 to40years old.
2. Body mass index (BMI) will range from 25-29.9 kg/m2.
3. All patients will be clinically and medically stable.

Exclusion criteria

Patients will be excluded from the study if they have the following:

1. Diabetes mellitus.
2. Severe hypertension.
3. Neurological and neuromuscular disorders.
4. Blindness.
5. Developed moderate and severe degree of pleural effusion.
6. Cardiovascular instability.
7. Chronic chest disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

pulmicort inhaler

Experimental group

Description:

Group (A) consists of 30 patients. They will receive their inhaled glucocorticoids (pulmicort inhaler) on needs.

Treatment:

Drug: pulmicort inhaler

incentive spirometer

Experimental group

Description:

Group (B) consists of 30 patients. They will receive the same medical treatment and incentive spirometer program 3 days per week for six weeks.

Treatment:

Device: Incentive spirometer treatment

Drug: pulmicort inhaler