Effect of Self-directed and Supervised Pulmonary Rehabilitation Approach on Cough and Sputum.

Afridi Medical Complex

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Disease; COPD

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05538975

0112

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)is a multifactorial, progressive chronic lung disease that causes airflow restriction. Study was conducted To Compare the effects of supervised and self-directed pulmonary rehabilitation on cough and sputum expectoration in patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Full description

To Compare the effects of supervised and self-directed pulmonary rehabilitation on cough and sputum expectoration in patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It was a randomised control trial and participants were COPD Patients.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 40 to 60
• Gender: Both Males & Females.
• Diagnoses with an exacerbation of COPD.
• Informed consent obtained.

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to provide informed consent or complete a self-administered questionnaire.
• Patients with trauma.
• Females who were pregnant and breastfeeding.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

home based plan of aerobic exercises, strengthening exercises of upper and lower limbs and huffing and coughing

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy Treatment

Group B

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Supervised aerobic exercises, strengthening exercises of upper and lower limbs and huffing and coughing

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy Treatment