Selective Manual Therapy Techniques in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Other: Manual therapy and conventional physical therapy treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05781867

manual therapy in COPD

Details and patient eligibility

About

Our study aiming for determining the combined effect of selective manual therapy techniques in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Full description

I will apply selective manual therapy techniques in form of mobilization techniques ,myofascial release techniques combined with traditional treatment to determine thier effect in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 50 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients must diagnosed mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• All patients should have foreward head and kyphosis

Exclusion criteria

• History of osteoporosis.
• Acute exacerbation.
• Presence of active hemoptysis
• Presence of malignant disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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52 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

26patients will be included in this group and will receive conventional physiotherapy in form of pursed lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing exercise and Active Range of Motion of both upper extremities

Treatment:

Other: Manual therapy and conventional physical therapy treatment

manual therapy

Experimental group

Description:

26patients will be included in this group and will receive manual therapy (chest mobilization, diaphragmatic myofascial release, myofascial release for pectoralis minor and major, scaleni ) and conventional physiotherapy

Treatment:

Other: Manual therapy and conventional physical therapy treatment