The Effect of Use of Breathing Exercise Device and Reading Aloud on Vital Signs

Inonu University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Breath Shortness

Treatments

Device: PEP Device

Other: Reading Aloud

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04978831

10368355

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose of the research; To determine the effects of wearable technology follow-up, breathing exercises with a breathing exercise device and reading aloud on vital signs, fatigue and respiratory function parameters in individuals with COPD. This research will be conducted using a randomized controlled trial model. "Personal Description Form", "COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale", Visual Analog Scale and pulmonary function tests will be used in data collection.

Enrollment

131 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Having been diagnosed with COPD for at least 6 months or before
Not having a respiratory system defect caused by diseases other than COPD
Not in the GOLD-4 COPD stage
Being able to read and write Turkish
Have no problems communicating or speaking
Being able to use basic information technologies
Using a smartphone
Having an active internet connection

Exclusion criteria

Having non-COPD pulmonary problems and diagnosed cardiovascular disease
Not volunteering to participate in the study
Having a psychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia or dementia that disrupts the thought process