Effectiveness of Acapella and ELTGOL Technique to Promote Airway Clearance in COPD:a Comparative Study

PSG College of Physiotherapy

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Other: conventional physiotherapy; Device: Acapella; Other: ELTGOL

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02249455

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Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the efficacy of acapella and expiration against open glottis (ELTGOL) technique in promoting airway clearance of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

Full description

This study is carried out to determine the effectiveness of acapella and expiration in lateral position with open glottis to clear the secretion in COPD patients. The sessions will be carried twice daily for twenty minutes. The outcome measures are values of pre and post intervention fev1/fvc and breathlessness cough sputum scale. Duration of the study will be for five days.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mild copd
• Moderate copd
• Patient able to sustain expiratory flow greater than 15l/min
• Patient expectorate more than 25.-30ml

Exclusion criteria

• Severe copd
• Peripheral oxygen saturation lower than 85%
• Rr>35breaths/min
• Current acute chest pain
• Recent history of haemoptysis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Acapella

Experimental group

Description:

Acapella is given to the patients twice daily for 20 min.

Treatment:

Device: Acapella

ELTGOL

Experimental group

Description:

Expiration with open glottis in lateral position is done twice daily for 20 min

Treatment:

Other: ELTGOL

conventional physiotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional physiotherapy like breathing exercise, active coughing, chest mobilisation was encouraged twice daily for 20 min.

Treatment:

Other: conventional physiotherapy