Selective Manual Therapy Techniques in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cairo University52 enrolled

Overview

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

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Manual therapy and conventional physical therapy treatmentOTHER

manual therapy (chest mobilization, diaphragmatic myofascial release, myofascial release for pectoralis minor, pectoralis major, scaleni ),pursed lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing and active range of motion exercises of upper limbs

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Cairo University

Giza, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

chest expansion

caliper will be used to assess chest expansion into centimeter

Time frame: pre-intervention and after 8 weeks of intervention

(the forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at first second (FEV1) and FEV1/FVC will be recorded. )

spirometry used to measure

Time frame: pre-intervention

cranio-vertebral angle and kyphotic angle in degrees

kinovea software will be used to assess in degrees

Time frame: pre-intervention

functional capacity.

Six minute walk test will be used to assess functional capacity(meter/minutes)

Time frame: pre-intervention

dyspnea score

Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (mMRC dyspnea scale) will be used to assess dyspnea

Time frame: pre-intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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