Is Yogic Exercises (12 weeks) increasing respiratory function, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with obstructive lung diseases. With follow up after 6 months.
Is Yogic Exercises increasing respiratory function in patients with obstructive lung diseases. Will YE improve respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity, inspiratory and expiratory pressure, lung function, perceived dyspnea, dyspnea-related distress (DD), less frequency of dyspnea and heart rate variability in patients with pulmonary disease. Qualitative content analysis will be performed on approximately 15 interviews with patients participated in the yoga group about their experiences and their benefits perceived/experienced of the yogic exercises We want to try YE as an alternative treatment in patients with mild to severe pulmonary disease.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Yogic exercises (YE) - 2 hours per week, 1h in each session
Physiotherapy (low intensity cardiovascular training and strength training) - 2 hours per week, 1 h in each session
Karolinska University hospital
Stockholm, Huddinge, Sweden
Dyspnea related distress (DD)
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Functional capacity
6 minutes Walking test
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Spirometry, Vital capacity
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Oxygen saturation (periphery)
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Respiration rate
Measured manually
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
CRQ, Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
VAS- scale - perceived health
Scoring between 0 (worst possible) and 10 (best possible)
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Maximal inspiratory and maximal expiratory pressure
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Perceived stress
Will be measured using PSS-14 scale
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
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Sleep quality
Measured with Pittsburgh sleep questionnaire index scale
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Anxiety and depression
Measured with HADS-scale
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Self rated health
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Subjective complaints (perceived symptoms)
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Blood pressure
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Weight and height
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Health behaviour
Measured with public health questionnaire (Folkhälsoenkäten in Swedish)
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Exercise diary
Time frame: Patients will be followed 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Spirometry, forced vital capacity (FVC)
Time frame: Patients will be followed for 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Spirometry, Forced expiratory volume
Time frame: Patients will be followed for 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Spirometry, Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)
Time frame: Patients will be followed for 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Spirometry, Ratio between forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity
Time frame: Patients will be followed for 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Spirometry, peak expiratory flow (PEF)
Time frame: Patients will be followed for 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Insomnia
Measured with insomnia index scale
Time frame: Patients will be followed for 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Heart rate variability
Measured with Polar heart rate monitor
Time frame: Patients will be followed for 10-12 weeks, with follow-up after 6 months
Qualitative content analysis
Inteviews with participants in yoga Group, and at follow-up also physiotherapy group
Time frame: After Yoga intervention - one interview, with follow-up after 6 months